DIASPORA NEWS

Kenya has initiated talks with potential investors in London before deciding on which debt instrument to issue, ranging from a Eurobond to a Shariah-compliant Sukuk, or the Japanese Samurai bonds.  Sources report that the National Treasury held a meeting on July 7th with bond investors…

Tyson Wachira Kinuthia had always wanted to better his prospects through education.  He had sent in many applications to study abroad but to no avail. Eventually, his luck changed and he secured a chance to pursue his aspirations in China. After the National Olympic Committee of Kenya released…

A 39-year-old Kenyan cleric was on Tuesday, July 11, arrested by Jamaican law enforcement officers who accused him of four criminal offences.  According to the Jamaica Gleaner's report, the priest, a parishioner at a Roman Catholic Church in Portmore, St Catherine, is accused of defilement.…

A Kenyan woman was deported to Kenya after the US authorities discovered a video of her working in the country despite having a visiting visa.  On a Brad Show Live episode hosted by lawyer Brad Bernstein on Tuesday, July 11, the victim's sister gave details about her sister's story, saying…

The Ministry of Labour has issued a call for the recruitment of trained health professionals in Saudi Arabia.  The open positions are in the medical field, including nursing, surgery, adult intensive care unit, pediatric ICU, neonatal ICU, and midwifery. To apply, candidates are asked to…

At the outset of her acting career, Christine Wawira Njagi chose to go by a stage name after she felt her name was too difficult to pronounce.  She decided to look up Arabic names and eventually decided on Naila, which means one who acquires and attains. The Kenyan actress and model was also…

On Monday, July 10, outraged parents who were scammed in Uasin Gishu County over a Finland education program had to resort to storming the county offices, demanding to be refunded the money they paid.  Police were dispatched to quell the situation as the parents had refused to leave unless…

Lowell police are searching for a missing seven-year-old girl, Anna Mutura  authorities announced Sunday. Anna Mutura is black, weighs 70 pounds and is about 4′7″ according to Lowell police. She was last seen wearing black shorts, a white vest and a purple hair tie on East Merrimack Street…

Kenya has seen a significant rise in the remittances received from their diaspora population in Uganda at a time when inflows from other top global sources are declining under inflationary pressure. In the first five months of the year, the diaspora remittance from Uganda dollars has more than…

A group of around 300 Kenyans residing in the US has launched a multi-million housing project in Nairobi. This 87-unit complex, dubbed Kitisuru Amani, is situated in the picturesque Nairobi suburb bordering Kiambu county and consists of two and three-bedroom apartments split across three blocks.…