DIASPORA NEWS

The family of Keegan Oyugi, a Kenyan-American man who went missing on June 12th in Minnesota wants the case handed over to a larger agency with more capacity and resources. Addressing the media on Wednesday, Oyugi’s parents Richard and Mirriam Oyugi of Wichita, Kansas demanded that the Minnetrista…

A 45-year-old Kenyan man has been charged in Canada for allegedly poisoning two children. Francis Ngugi is accused of poisoning three-year-old Bernice Nantanda Wamala and her best friend in Scarborough, Toronto on March 7th this year. Bernice died a few hours later while undergoing treatment while…

A 36-year-old Kenyan woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud in the US. Florence Mwende Musau, a former resident of Canton, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty on Monday in connection with her role in a fraud conspiracy involving romance scams targeting individuals in the US…

United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party plans to open a second diaspora liaison office in the United Kingdom. The Deputy President William Ruto-led party is looking to unveil the office in London in August, according to Murang’a Senator Irungu Kang’ata. “UDA is an international party with a cross-…

Kenyans in the diaspora sent home $315.8 million (Sh34 billion) in May, the highest ever amount received in a single month.  The remittances represent a 22.3 percent growth compared to the same month in 2020 when the amount stood at $258.2 million (Sh27.8 billion). Cumulative inflows in the 12…

A Kenyan family in the US is desperately searching for their son who went missing on June 12th. Keegan Oyugi, 26, was last seen at 4:00 am leaving the Prior Lake and Savage area on his way home in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. He was driving a 2012 red Ford Mustang with a white stripe on the rocker…

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has officially launched a liaison office in the US. The office was opened in Seattle, Washington on Saturday in a ceremony graced by Murang’a Senator Irungu Kang’ata and attended by Kenyans both physically and virtually. "UDA party-first Kenyan party to…

Kenyan-born judge Mahmud Jamal has made history in Canada after being nominated to the country’s Supreme Court. Jamal, a judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal, was picked for the position by Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to replace Rosalie Abella. He is poised to be the first person of color…

Police in the UK are still searching for a 26-year-old Kenyan man who went missing last month. Gabriel Kariuki was last seen by his mum on May 17th in the Grange Road area of Hartlepool. There was another sighting of him in the early hours of May 18th at Victoria Road in Hartlepool, close to Loons…

A Dubai-based Kenyan banker has offered to work for Deputy President William Ruto for free. Through Twitter, Hellen Njeri pledged to return to Kenya in 2022 and sacrifice to work as Ruto’s election agent without pay. “2022 I will come back to Kenya and I will sacrifice to be (@WilliamsRuto)’s agent…