DIASPORA NEWS

Popular Kenyan singer Simon Kimani, better known by his stage name Bamboo, claims that he was bewitched after returning to Kenya from the US nine years ago. Speaking during a recent interview, the rapper said people who were jealous of his success used witchcraft to destroy him. “When I came back…

At the age of 24 years, Kenyan-American woman Joy Ngugi is one of the youngest White House staff members. Joy, who was born in Kenya but grew up in the US, works in the White House's Office of Digital Strategy as a producer and recently directed the first official White House musical performance…

Former US President Barack Obama has mourned his grandmother Mama Sarah Obama, who died on Monday aged 99.   Mama Sarah, who was the third wife of the paternal grandfather of Obama, died at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu on Monday morning after a short…

Kenyans in the diaspora have shared their opinions and experiences about the COVID-19 vaccine. Some Kenyans living and working abroad said they have already taken the jab while those who are yet to be inoculated said they are planning to.  Peter Oluoch, a Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. student at…

Kenyan-born healthcare professional Caroline Njau has been appointed as the new senior vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer (CNO) at Children’s Minnesota. Her appointment to Children’s Minnesota, the seventh-largest pediatric health system in the US, takes effect…

A desperate Kenyan mother is seeking to sell one of her kidneys in order to bail out her son, who is languishing in prison abroad. Zipporah Nkatha from Igembe South in Meru County says her son Richard Koome was jailed for four years in India for selling miraa - a prohibited drug substance in the…

Kenyans and other immigrants working in Qatar are set to earn a minimum wage of 1,000 Qatari Riyals (Sh30,170).  This comes after the Qatari government on Sunday announced a non-discriminatory minimum wage for all migrant workers irrespective of their nationality. Further to this, migrant…

Kenyan politician Jeffer Kassam has died in India while receiving treatment for cancer. The former MCA for Parklands/Highridge Ward in Nairobi succumbed to cancer at a hospital in New Delhi on Saturday, according to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party. The deceased was serving as the ODM’s…

A US-based Kenyan IT consultant has won a top international award for his efforts in promoting education. The International Council of Educational Professionals (ICEP) named Bob Mwiti of Florida as the winner of the 2021 ICEP Global Impact Award.  Mwiti is the founder and the managing director…

A 15-year-old Nigerian girl was named the winner of the just-concluded Global Open Mathematics Tournament. Faith Odunsi from Ijebu in Ogun state beat several other participants from Europe, Africa, America, Asia, and Australia to emerge the winner of the global competition. The winner of the…