DIASPORA NEWS

A family in Kajiado is celebrating the return of their daughter who was stuck in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for eight months after falling out with her employer. 23-year-old Lilian Rimanto flew back to the country on Thursday following an intervention of the Kajiado County government…

A Kenyan nurse has died under unclear circumstances in Texas. Beatrice Danielle Dagosi Ogutu was found dead inside her car at a parking lot in Dallas, Texas on August 21st. Before she was discovered dead, CCTV cameras showed her walking to the car and behaving like the car had some problem. This…

A diaspora investment group has accused lawyer Isolina Kinyua of conning them Sh1.8 million and wants the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) to take action against her. Royal Women Investment Company, which is made up of seven Kenyans based in the diaspora, says it hired the attorney’s law firm Isolina…

Kenyans abroad sent home $336.7 million (Sh36.9 billion) in July, breaking the previous monthly record of $315.8 million (Sh34 billion) set in May. The July diaspora remittances represent a 21.6 percent growth compared to $277 million (Sh30.4 billion) received in the same month in 2020. Cumulative…

A Kenyan doctor has been named the best black African university student in the United Kingdom. Elisha Ngetich, a Rhodes scholar currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Surgical Sciences at Oxford University, was ranked number one in this year’s Rare Rising Star Awards. The annual awards celebrate the UK’s…

Three Kenyans have been rescued from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of the country. Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said one of the rescuees was working for the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and arrived in the country on Wednesday. The other two were employed…

A Kenyan-born woman has died in a road accident in Maryland. Hellen Kemunto Jorgensen was reportedly hit and killed by a vehicle while crossing the intersection of Ager Road and Hamilton street in West Hyattsville, Maryland. The incident happened last Friday at around 11:00 pm. Hellen hails from…

A UK-based Kenyan preacher accused of selling "plague protection kits" as a bogus cure for COVID-19 was on Monday arraigned in a London court. Appearing at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court, Bishop Climate Irungu Wiseman was charged with fraud and unfair trading offenses. The 46-year-old self-…

Malcolm Bidali, the Kenyan migrant worker charged with receiving payment to spread disinformation in Qatar, has left the Gulf nation. The 28-year-old security guard was allowed to leave Qatar on Tuesday after paying a hefty fine, according to Migrant Rights - a Gulf-based rights group.  “…

Lucy Wanjiru, a Kenyan woman based in the United Kingdom is mourning the death of her two sons who were killed in Kajiado County on August 7th. Her only sons Fredrick Mureithi Wanjiru and Victor Mwangi Wanjiru were lynched by herders in Kitengela alongside their two friends Mike Onduso and Nicholas…