DIASPORA NEWS

Kenyan-American Businessman Moves to Court to Stop Extradition to Rwanda
Kenyan-American Businessman Moves to Court to Stop Extradition to Rwan…
Kenyan-American businessman Nathan Loyd Ndung’u has moved to court seeking to stop his extradition… read more...
Ruto Arrives in Washington for a 10-Day Tour of the US and UK
Ruto Arrives in Washington for a 10-Day Tour of the US and UK
Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday evening arrived in Washington to begin his 10-day tour of… read more...
“He is a Diplomatic Threat”: Kenyans in Diaspora Say Ahead of Ruto’s Tour of the US and UK
“He is a Diplomatic Threat”: Kenyans in Diaspora Say Ahead of Ruto’s T…
Kenyans in the diaspora have expressed reservations about Deputy President William Ruto’s 10-day… read more...
European Union States Agree to Admit Kenyans Fleeing Ukraine Following Russia Invasion
European Union States Agree to Admit Kenyans Fleeing Ukraine Following…
European Union (EU) member states neighboring Ukraine have agreed to admit Kenyans fleeing the… read more...
Gov't Urges Kenyans in Ukraine to Urgently Consider Leaving
Gov't Urges Kenyans in Ukraine to Urgently Consider Leaving
The government has urged Kenyans living and studying in Ukraine to urgently consider leaving the… read more...
Construction of $5 Million Kenyan Community Church in Kent, Washington Nears Completion
Construction of $5 Million Kenyan Community Church in Kent, Washington…
Members of the Kenyan Community International Church (KCIC) are preparing to relocate to their own… read more...
US-Based Kenyan Entrepreneur Reaps Big from Fitness-Wear Business
US-Based Kenyan Entrepreneur Reaps Big from Fitness-Wear Business
A US-based Kenyan entrepreneur has opened up on how she has built a successful fitness wear company… read more...
Kenyans in the Diaspora Send Home Sh38.5 Billion in January
Kenyans in the Diaspora Send Home Sh38.5 Billion in January
Kenyans in the diaspora sent home $338.7 million (Sh38.5 billion) in January 2022, the latest data… read more...
Kenyan Family in Agony After 22-year-old Kin Dies in Saudi Arabia
Kenyan Family in Agony After 22-year-old Kin Dies in Saudi Arabia
A Kenyan family is in agony following the death of their daughter in Saudi Arabia last week.  The… read more...
Kenya’s High Commissioner to Nigeria Wilfred Machage Dies in Abuja
Kenya’s High Commissioner to Nigeria Wilfred Machage Dies in Abuja
Kenya’s High Commissioner to Nigeria Dr. Wilfred Machage has died after a short illness. Machage,… read more...
2,959 Kenyans in the Diaspora Register as New Voters
2,959 Kenyans in the Diaspora Register as New Voters
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) registered 1,031,645 new voters during the… read more...
Former Kenyan Radio Presenter Evelyne Nashipae Acquires US Citizenship
Former Kenyan Radio Presenter Evelyne Nashipae Acquires US Citizenship…
Former Kenyan radio presenter Evelyne Nashipae has acquired American citizenship. Nashipae, a… read more...
Kenyan-American Fugitive Granted Sh1 Million Bond Pending Extradition to Rwanda
Kenyan-American Fugitive Granted Sh1 Million Bond Pending Extradition…
A Kenyan-American businessman who is wanted in Rwanda has been released on bail pending the… read more...
US-Based Kenyan Author Ngugi wa Thiong’o Wins Prestigious PEN America Award
US-Based Kenyan Author Ngugi wa Thiong’o Wins Prestigious PEN America…
US-based Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiong’o has won the prestigious PEN/Nabokov Award for… read more...
Miguna Miguna Visits Kenya Consulate in Toronto in Ongoing Diaspora Voter Registration
Miguna Miguna Visits Kenya Consulate in Toronto in Ongoing Diaspora Vo…
Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna on Thursday visited the Kenya Honorary Consulate in Toronto… read more...
Kenyan-American Fugitive Wanted in Rwanda for Fraud Faces Extradition
Kenyan-American Fugitive Wanted in Rwanda for Fraud Faces Extradition
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed an application seeking to hold a Kenyan-… read more...
IEBC Kicks Off Diaspora Voter Registration in Canada and UAE
IEBC Kicks Off Diaspora Voter Registration in Canada and UAE
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has kicked off diaspora voter registration… read more...
Court Allows Kenyans in the Diaspora to Use IDs to Register as Voters
Court Allows Kenyans in the Diaspora to Use IDs to Register as Voters
A Nairobi court has ordered Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to register… read more...
Miguna Miguna Seeks $10,000 Compensation over Aborted Trip to Kenya
Miguna Miguna Seeks $10,000 Compensation over Aborted Trip to Kenya
Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna has sued Foreign Affairs CS Raychelle Omamo over his failed… read more...
Kenyan Man Charged with Raping an 86-Year-Old Woman at a Nursing Home in Kansas
Kenyan Man Charged with Raping an 86-Year-Old Woman at a Nursing Home…
A Kenyan man has been arrested and charged with rape in the US state of Kansas.  Samuel Wambugu is… read more...
IEBC Kicks Off Voter Registration for Kenyans in Diaspora
IEBC Kicks Off Voter Registration for Kenyans in Diaspora
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Friday rolled out a diaspora voter… read more...
New Trial Date Set for Suspected Kenyan Serial Killer Billy Chemirmir in Dallas, Texas
New Trial Date Set for Suspected Kenyan Serial Killer Billy Chemirmir…
A new trial for suspected Kenyan-born serial killer Billy Kipkorir Chemirmir is set to begin in… read more...
CBK Releases Results of First-ever Kenya Diaspora Remittances Survey
CBK Releases Results of First-ever Kenya Diaspora Remittances Survey
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Thursday released the results of the first-ever survey on diaspora… read more...
Family in Agony over Mysterious Death of Former Kameme FM Presenter Jedidah Wambui in the US
Family in Agony over Mysterious Death of Former Kameme FM Presenter Je…
The family of former Kameme FM presenter Jedidah Wambui Weru is in agony following her death in the… read more...
Kenyan Family Appeals for Help to Airlift Body of Kin Who Died in Saudi Arabia in October
Kenyan Family Appeals for Help to Airlift Body of Kin Who Died in Saud…
The family of a Kenyan woman who died in Saudi Arabia last year is appealing for financial… read more...
Kenyans in the US and Ten Other Countries Can Book an Appointment to Register as Voters
Kenyans in the US and Ten Other Countries Can Book an Appointment to R…
Kenyans in the US and 10 other countries can book an appointment to register as voters ahead of the… read more...
Kenyan-Born Doctor Appointed Chief Pathologist and Medical Director of a US Hospital
Kenyan-Born Doctor Appointed Chief Pathologist and Medical Director of…
Kenyan-born medic Asha Sigei has been appointed the new Chief Pathologist and Medical Director of… read more...
Kenyan Man Arrested in Atlanta, Georgia over Hit-and-Run Accident That Killed a Seven-Year-Old Girl with Autism
Kenyan Man Arrested in Atlanta, Georgia over Hit-and-Run Accident That…
A Kenyan man was on Saturday arrested in Atlanta, Georgia in connection with a hit-and-run accident… read more...
Miguna Miguna Vows to Renounce Kenyan Citizenship if Raila Becomes President
Miguna Miguna Vows to Renounce Kenyan Citizenship if Raila Becomes Pre…
Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna says he will renounce his Kenyan citizenship if ODM leader… read more...
Kenya’s Diaspora Remittances Hit a Record High of Sh421 Billion in 2021
Kenya’s Diaspora Remittances Hit a Record High of Sh421 Billion in 202…
Kenyans abroad have set a new all-time yearly record for diaspora remittances after sending home $3… read more...