DIASPORA NEWS
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When returning home after travelling abroad with Kenya Airways, passengers feel as if they never left Kenya.
With Maasai beaded headbands adorning their attire, the welcoming Kenyan crew offers familiarity and comfort. Yet, a recent transit through Doha on Qatar Airways proved to be unexpectedly…
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Sharlyn Kagereki has had to juggle multiple responsibilities throughout her life, including caring for a sick family member and surviving domestic violence.
Against all odds, she has persisted and emerged as an inspiration to many. As a child, Sharlyn adopted a pivotal role in looking after her…
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Registration for the green card lottery program for fiscal year 2025 (DV-2025) is expected to begin in the first week of October, 2023.
The green card lottery program, officially known as the Diversity Visa program, runs for one month between October and November each year. The program is run by…
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The family of Irvo Otieno who died earlier this year after being handcuffed and pinned to the floor by sheriff's deputies and medical staff members for approximately 11 minutes at a state psychiatric hospital has settled a lawsuit for $8.5 million with the state, county, and sheriff's office.
An…
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Elsa Kiprotich, a resident of Houston, Texas, recently shared her inspiring story of going from a charcoal seller in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County to a successful real estate agent in the United States.
In a recent interview with Chams Media TV, she recalled her modest upbringing in Eldoret and how…
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A mournful mood lingers over a family in Bomet County as they grieve their son, Ben Kiprotich Logoi, who has died in Alabama, USA.
Ben had left Kenya in 2017 to study in the United States and had not returned home until his untimely death. The cause of his death remains unknown, leaving his family…
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A Kenyan man convicted of killing two people in Texas and suspected of killing up to dozens of others was found dead in his prison cell early Tuesday.
Billy Chemirmir, 50 years old, was serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole after being convicted in 2022 of killing two women.…
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New data from the Central Bank of Kenya shows that the slowdown in the US economy has caused a decline in diaspora remittances to Kenya, resulting in a Sh1.5 billion shortfall in the first half of this year.
The total remittances from abroad fell by 0.5 per cent to Sh287.7 billion in the six months…
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Kevin Onyona, the owner of the Swahili Village restaurant chain, takes pride in hosting high-profile individuals including the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, President William Ruto, former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Even though his restaurant in…
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The Kenyan embassy in Saudi Arabia is facing criticism from its own staff over delays in receiving their salaries.
This has led to dissatisfaction among embassy workers who are already being criticized for not addressing the grievances of Kenyan migrants. The embassy itself has also been criticized…
