DIASPORA NEWS

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has asked the government to allow lawyer Miguna Miguna to return to the country. Speaking on Tuesday, Mutunga stated that no person is above the law, adding that court directives must be obeyed by everyone regardless of their status or position. “Miguna has a…

A US-based Kenyan pastor who was recently defrocked over allegations of infidelity has spoken out. Pastor Leakey Nyaberi was forced to resign from United Central SDA Church in Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, after an audio clip of him asking for sexual favors from a female church member…

British Member of Parliament Emma Hardy says she was not aware that a flat she lived in is owned by President Kenyatta’s family. The ownership of the Sh152 million (£1 million) flat located in London was revealed in an investigative report released this month by the International Consortium of…

Officials from the Labor Ministry are set to make a trip to Saudi Arabia in a bid to address the mistreatment of Kenyans working there. Labor Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui said during the visit next month, the officials will seek to find a lasting solution to the problem. He indicated that Kenya…

A divorced Kenyan couple is embroiled in a bitter court battle over the custody of their two children. While the father wants the two minors aged 14 and 8 to remain in Kenya, their mother prefers to take them to the US, where she believes they will have better life opportunities. Having been born…

Emotions run high in Masongo village, Kisii County on Wednesday as a mother and her son were laid to rest. Hellen Gwaro was buried together with her son Davis Mochere Gwaro, alias DJ D-Vice, who died in a road crash in the United States on September 7th. DJ D-Vice was driving a Honda Civic along…

President Kenyatta has been conferred the 'Order of Freedom of Barbados' award by the Barbadian government. Kenyatta was feted on Wednesday for his leading role in the promotion of global trade and strengthening of relations between African and Caribbean countries. The 'Order of Freedom of Barbados…

Kenyan John Gatambia Irungu has been elected as the new Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) President at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Irungu, who hails from Ol-Kalou in Nyandarua County, is currently pursuing a master’s in computer science at the Washington-based…

United Green Movement (UGM) party has opposed plans by IEBC to register Kenyans in only 11 countries to take part in the 2022 general election. The party termed the commission’s decision to enroll diaspora voters in select countries as discriminatory and illegal, adding that all Kenyans abroad are…

Two Kenyan athletes who were disqualified from the Quad Cities Marathon in the US despite outpacing the eventual winner have finally been compensated. The two, Elijah Mwangangi and Luke Kibet, were diverted off the course by a race volunteer bicyclist, which led to their disqualification and denial…