DIASPORA NEWS
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed plans by the government to establish a diaspora board that will be tasked with delivering and securing diaspora investment.
Gachagua said the Kenya Kwanza administration recognizes the immense contribution Kenyans in the diaspora make to the country’s…
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The State Department for Diaspora Affairs has commenced the registration process for the evacuation of Kenyans living and working in Sudan.
In a notice on Saturday, the department asked those who wish to be evacuated to contact them immediately by text or WhatsApp (+249 9900194854 / +254 114757002…
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The family of Rodgers Kipruto, the Kenyan student who died in Finland this week says they are yet to come to terms with his death.
28-year-old Kipruto, a nursing student at Laurea University in Finland, took his own life under unclear circumstances in a move that has shocked his family.
His body…
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The government has issued emergency hotline numbers for Kenyans living and working in Sudan amid escalating violence that has seen at least 200 people dead.
Through Twitter on Wednesday, Principal Secretary for the State Department of Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu urged Kenyans in Sudan to reach…
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A Kenyan student in Finland committed suicide in his hostel room under unclear circumstances.
Rodgers Kipruto Kosgei, who hailed from Kesses, Uasin Gishu County, was studying nursing at Laurea University's Tikkurila Campus.
His body was found hanging in his room on Tuesday days after his family…
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More than 3,000 Kenyans are stuck in Sudan amid escalating violence in which nearly 100 people have been killed and over 1,000 others injured.
Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua said Kenyans in Sudan have been forced to lock themselves inside their homes and are seeking…
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Former Chief Government Pathologist Alex Olumbe has died at the age of 60.
Olumbe passed away on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Brisbane, Australia, a family member told The Standard on Friday.
“He has been ill for some time. We received news of his death two days ago. As a…
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Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua says several Kenyan attachés in Belgium and Germany have gone for six months without salaries and are struggling to make ends meet.
Mutua, who spoke on Thursday when he appeared before the National Assembly Defense and Foreign Relations…
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A Kenyan family is mourning the tragic death of their kin who died in the United States last week.
Jacob Kiprop Birech of Topeka, Kansas, died after a car he was repairing knocked him to the ground on April 6th, according to The Star.
The deceased had reportedly removed the car’s wheels and went…
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Children of a US-based Kenyan couple that was brutally murdered at their home in Nyamira on March 21st are appealing to the US government to intervene to ensure the perpetrators are brought to book.
Edward Morema Nyagechi, 62, and his wife Grace Mong’ina Morema, 60, were found dead inside their…
