DIASPORA NEWS

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Police in London, UK have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering a Kenyan woman, who is still missing. 24-year-old Maureen Gitau was reported missing by her family on December 10th, having last been seen on December 5th as she left her home on Evelyn Street in Deptford, Lewisham. BBC reports…
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Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioner Roselyn Akombe is back in Kenya for the first time in five years. Through social media, she posted pictures of herself and captioned them "No place like home! #Kenya.” Akombe fled to the United States from Kenya days before…
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The family of a Kenyan woman who went missing in London, the United Kingdom three weeks ago is appealing for information regarding her whereabouts. 24-year-old Maureen Gitau was last seen on the evening of December 5th leaving her home in Lewisham, South East London. Her friends and family reported…
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Police in London, the United Kingdom are seeking the public’s help to trace a Kenyan woman who went missing early this month. The 24-year-old woman identified only as Maureen went missing from her home in Deptford, an area on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast London, within the London…
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US-based Kenyan journalist Idris Muktar Ibrahim has narrated how two posts he shared on Twitter in 2014 came back to haunt him nearly 10 years later. Muktar, 24, worked as a producer with CNN International, based in the network’s headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, until last month when he lost his…
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The Directorate of Immigration Services has said Kenyans abroad traveling back home using old-generation passports will be allowed entry after the deadline for phasing them out expired on November 30th. Immigration Director General Alexander Muteshi said those who enter the country with old-…
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The family of a Kenyan woman who is fighting for her life in Saudi Arabia is appealing for the government’s assistance to bring her back home. Lucy Wambui, 30, was reportedly admitted to the hospital three weeks ago after suffering from a stomach ailment and has since undergone three operations,…
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CNN’s 2022 Hero of the Year Award winner Nelly Cheboi says Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga played a role in her journey to success. In a recent interview with Success Africa, Cheboi said Odinga gave her Sh300,000 to enable her to travel to the United States after receiving a…
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President Ruto has reiterated his administration’s commitment to improving services to Kenyans living and working abroad. The president pointed out that the newly created State Department for Diaspora Affairs will boost service delivery to Kenyans abroad, especially on consular matters. “We are…
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Slain Kenyan nurse Mary Njoki Stanton and her two daughters will be laid to rest in the United States on December 22nd, the family has said. Njoki, 49, and her daughters Adrianna Stanton, 17, and Brianna Stanton, 11, were found dead at their home in Louisville, Kentucky, alongside her husband 60-…