The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) have initiated a comprehensive year-long survey.  This ambitious project, conducted in partnership with Financial Sector Deepening Kenya, seeks to dissect the flow and application of funds sent home by Kenyans…

The annual Kenyan cookout, a three-decade-long tradition for Kenyan immigrants in the United States, recently took place, drawing hundreds from the Baltimore-Washington corridor.  This year's event, however, unfolded against a backdrop of cultural celebration intertwined with anxieties over…

Kenyan-born activist based in the United States has launched the 6.25 Movement, seeking to address entrenched ethnic divisions in Kenyan politics and amplify the voices of the country's younger generation.  Valentine Wanjiru, a political science graduate, initiated the movement to honour the…

A Kenyan gospel minister and her two daughters were deported from Canada on Thursday after their asylum claim was rejected. Reverend Hadassah, legally known as Rosalind Wanyeki, and her daughters, aged nine and six, were removed by the Canadian Border Services Agency and transported on an Ethiopian…

A Kenyan serving in the United States Army has been missing since July 28, 2025. Ms Cynthia Muchugia’s car was later found abandoned on Middlesex Street in Massachusetts. Ms Muchugia, 25, went silent and when relatives and close friends were unable to reach her, they raised concern, prompting a…

Reverend Rosalind Wanyeki, a Kenyan pastor integral to Toronto’s diaspora, is scheduled for deportation from Canada on 7 August 2025, alongside her two daughters.  This has triggered widespread concern among immigrant support networks and religious leaders. The deportation order comes despite…

Audrey Ashiali, a 35-year-old educator from Busia County, Kenya, currently holds a leadership position at Brooks Moscow International School.  This is a testament to her resilience and the increasing recognition of African teachers within the global education sector. Ashiali's career…

Kapsaret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi has strongly criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for urging Kenyans in the United States to halt remittances to Kenya. He accuses him of economic sabotage and undermining national unity. The censure follows remarks Gachagua made during his…

Toronto's Kenyan diaspora is in uproar as Reverend Rosalind Wanyeki, a central figure within their community, faces imminent deportation scheduled for 7 August.  Wanyeki arrived in Canada five years ago with her two children, seeking refuge from persecution in Kenya. Since then, she has…

A vast international investigation is unfolding, focusing on alleged arms trafficking and drug conspiracy, with a Kenyan national at its core.  Revelations in a Virginia State court have implicated Elisha Odhiambo Asumo and three others in a plot to furnish military-grade weaponry to the…