DIASPORA NEWS

A Kenyan man has been charged in a US court for allegedly defrauding Bernalillo County through a wire transfer scheme. Oscar Kipkirui Ng’eno, 41, was arraigned in federal court on March 30th on an indictment charging him with 10 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy. Ng’eno, who was…

Kenya’s Ambassador to Qatar Patrick 'Paddy' Cornel Odero Ahenda has passed away aged 69. Confirming his passing, his brother Gabriel Ahenda said the family was shocked by his death as the diplomat was in “fairly good health.”  “Paddy was in fairly good health. Last Thursday, he even…

Pascal Odira Ndiege, the younger brother to the late Kenyan politician Tom Mboya has died in the United States aged 69. Odira passed away in Sacramento, California where he was living with his family, according to reports.  In 1974, courtesy of his late brother Mboya’s friends, the deceased…

Tatu City has launched a raffle that will see a lucky Kenyan diaspora winner flown home from any location in the world. Entry into the raffle is free and open to any Kenyan living and working abroad aged 18 and above. As an added bonus, the winner will be given a chance to invite a friend or family…

Azimio La Umoja presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga has started assembling his diaspora campaign team ahead of the August 9th elections. Odinga, through a letter dated March 30th, appointed three strategists to spearhead his campaign in the United Kingdom and Europe.  The three, Ali Ali,…

A Kenyan-born woman living in the United States could not hide her joy after finally fulfilling her dream of opening her own business. On Monday, Priscah Norton opened a café christened "Coffee 4 All" in Stoughton, a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, in what she described as a dream come true.…

A Kenyan living in the UK has filed a petition seeking to stop a directive requiring mobile service providers to register their customers afresh. Eliud Karanja Matindi, through a petition filed at the High Court in Nairobi, argues that the directive by the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) is…

Joshua Omwenga, a Kenyan-born healthcare provider has become a US Army reserve medic. Spc. Omwenga, who was born and raised in Western Kenya, is serving as a combat medic with the 444th Minimal Care Detachment of the US military. The specialist worked as a teacher in Kenya before moving to the US…

A Kenyan woman has been reported missing in Gillette, Wyoming. 32-year-old Irene Wairimu Gakwa was last heard from on March 4, 2022, according to Gillette Police Department. Wairimu is described as a black female, 5’1”, 100 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Gillette police say Wairimu’s phone…

The lawyer of a Kenyan accused of killing a man in Leesburg, Virginia in November 2021 says his client believed he was stabbing the devil in an attempt to save the world. 23-year-old Melvin Wasike of Fairfax County is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated…