DIASPORA NEWS

A Kenyan Foreign and Diaspora Affairs officer has died while on duty abroad.  David Gathutu, who was a counselor at Kenya's High Commission in the United Kingdom, passed away after a short illness, according to Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua. "My sincere condolences to the…

Police in Finland have launched a probe into the mysterious deaths of a Kenyan woman and her daughter. Catherine Anyango and her daughter Michelle were found dead inside their van in the main parking lot of the resort town of Tahko on February 9th, Nation reports. Local media reported that…

Saudi Arabia has emerged as the fastest-growing source of diaspora remittances to Kenya. Business Daily Kenyans working and living in Saudi Arabia sent home $302.26 million (Sh37.78 billion) last year compared to $185.01 million (Sh23.12 billion) the previous year, representing a 63.38 percent jump…

A 22-year-old Kenyan woman who was brutally assaulted and raped in Albania last year has died. Joy Achieng Aoko passed away on Monday while undergoing treatment at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital, her mother Ruth Abong’o confirmed. “We have lost my daughter. I only hope…

Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has appointed US-based Kenyan scholar Prof. Peter Ndiang’ui as the county’s Honorary Ambassador. In a statement, Governor Kahiga said the position empowers Prof. Ndiang’ui to represent Nyeri in the diaspora matters, particularly in areas of education, tourism,…

The family of the late Kenyan politician JM Kariuki is mourning the death of their kin, who died under mysterious circumstances in the United States last month. Darcy Mwikali Mbaabu, a granddaughter of Kariuki, died while asleep in her house after a night out with friends on the night of January…

A court in the Massachusetts on Tuesday sentenced a 38-year-old Kenyan woman for her role in a fraud conspiracy involving romance scams and pandemic unemployment fraud. Florence Mwende Musau of Canton, MA was sentenced by US District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 44 months in prison and 30…

A Kenyan family is appealing for the government’s help after their daughter allegedly went missing in Saudi Arabia. 28-year-old Ann Muthoni, who was employed as a domestic worker in the Gulf nation, is said to have escaped from her employer’s house last week and run to the police after torture…

Principal Secretary for the State Department for Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu has pledged to advance the interests and welfare of the approximately four million Kenyans living and working abroad. Njogu, a lawyer by profession, was appointed as the first PS for the newly created diaspora affairs…

The government has evacuated a Kenyan woman who was admitted to a hospital in August last year after being brutally attacked in Albania.  The State Department for Diaspora Affairs said the plane carrying Joyce Aoko, her mother and her medical team left Albania on Wednesday and would land at…