DIASPORA NEWS

Kenyan Marine Commando Unit (KMCU) today, Friday, May 5, completed landmark training that has equipped them with competency in amphibious operations, aimed at protecting the country and having an upper hand in the fight against Al-Shabaab.  The KDF has marked the accomplishment with a passing-…

President Ruto is due to travel to the United Kingdom, Israel and the Netherlands on Friday evening for state visits that will bolster Kenya's ties with these countries. State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed reported that President Ruto will jet out of the country ahead of King Charles III…

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has applauded collaboration amongst commonwealth nations for helping him rise to the apex political office. Sunak issued a speech on the eve of King Charles III coronation slated for Saturday. The coronation will take place at Westminister Abbey in London.…

13-year-old lethal striker Telvin Chweya will feature in Nastic Soccer Academy training in Barcelona, Spain starting in September.  Chweya who plays for Nakuru City Academy said he is overjoyed having landed an opportunity to propel his football career in Europe's football academy.  The…

The 5, May State visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has elevated Kenya-Germany ties a notch higher with the provision of 250,000 job opportunities.  President Ruto today hosted a bilateral meeting and a joint press conference with Scholz, calling on Germany to lessen immigration barriers…

Nominated senator Gloria Orwoba and Principal Secretary for Diaspora, Roseline Njogu, have hatched a plan for the Diaspora public inclusion in the #EndPeriodPoverty campaign.  The senator lauded their engagement as satisfactory in streamlining a structured channel for dispensing her period…

Political activist Boniface Mwangi has responded to the US Embassy's announcement of an increase in Visa Fees urging legislatures to pass a law that will see the embassies refund 80% of the visa fees if an applicant receives no visa.  On Wednesday, the United States reviewed its visa fees for…

For the first time since 2010, diaspora remittances in the first three months to March declined as inflation hit multi-decade highs in many countries including the US and UK. Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $1.016 billion (Sh137.4 billion) in the first quarter of the year compared to $1…

The family of Kenyan woman Brenda Akinyi Ochola has disputed claims that she was killed in Malaysia over her involvement in drug trafficking. Through a statement, the family said Akinyi fell ill on April 15th and was admitted to a hospital in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur where she passed away…

Former Kenya rugby star Lucas Onyango is a proud father after his son Aymen Onyango joined the prestigious Manchester City Academy. An elated Onyango took to Twitter recently to announce that Aymen, 8, had signed for Manchester City’s U9 team, attributing this to hard work.  "Our son Aymen…