DIASPORA NEWS
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The government has revealed plans to boost labor exports in a bid to increase Kenya’s diaspora remittances.
Labor and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui said the number of Kenyans in the diaspora is currently estimated at four million but their remittance is below that of other…
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A Kenyan migrant worker who was arrested and detained in Qatar for four weeks has finally been released.
Malcolm Bidali, who was arrested in the capital Doha on May 5th, was freed on Wednesday but the charges against him remain, according to Migrant Rights.
The 28-year-old was picked from his…
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The family of slain Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamed wants US authorities to help investigate his murder.
Bashir’s cousin Osman Omar, who resides in the US, says they have held meetings with American investigative agencies as they seek justice.
“We have been conducting meetings here in…
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31 years ago, Dr. Joe Karogi embarked on a journey to help Kenyans relocating to the US to transition, and has never looked back.
Karogi, a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, has lived in the US for 35 years and admits life there is not for the faint-hearted. Dr. Karogi holds a doctorate in…
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A Kenyan national working in Qatar has been charged with receiving payment to spread disinformation in the Middle East country.
Malcolm Bidali, who was arrested in the capital Doha early this month, worked as a security guard with GSS Certis International. He is also a blogger and labor activist.…
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More details about Stacey Marie Parker, the woman linked to the Amazon Web Worker Ponzi scheme, have emerged.
Stacey, 50, was arrested on Friday upon landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi from the US.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said…
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A 49-year-old Kenyan man was last week found dead in his house in the US state of Nebraska.
Stephen Kimiri Kuria’s lifeless body was discovered inside his apartment at 5100 Florence Boulevard in Omaha, where he was living alone.
Officers from the Omaha police department were able to identify him…
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Job Nalianya, the top student in the 2011 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam, is doing well in the US.
Nalianya, who sat for his KCSE exam at St Peter's Seminary in western Kenya, spoke about his life during an interview with Citizen TV on Sunday.
Following his sterling…
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A section of Kenyans in the diaspora have opposed the Foreign Service Bill 2021, which is currently before the National Assembly.
In a statement, the group said the bill sponsored by Kajiado South MP Katoo Ole Metito discriminates against Kenyans in the diaspora, especially holders of dual…
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Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioner Roselyn Akombe is a happy mother after her daughter graduated from New York University.
Joy graduated from the university’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business on Thursday.
Akombe, 45, took to Twitter to congratulate her…
