DIASPORA NEWS

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…

A 27-year-old Kenyan-born man who went missing in Virginia in December, 2020 has been found dead. Reports indicate that the lifeless body of Weldon Kipsang Bett was recently discovered in a wooded area near Norfolk, VA. Kipsang was last seen on December 14th at around 7:45 am at the Janaf Shopping…

A Kenyan-born woman living in Australia was earlier this year feted for her role in helping women to overcome isolation and domestic violence. 60-year-old Rosemary Kariuki was granted an Australian of the Year award by the Australian government. She was named the country’s 2021 “Local Hero” for her…

Atlanta-based Kenyan pastor Dr. Jacob Kinyanjui Ng’ang’a, alias KN Jacob, gifted his daughter a brand new Mercedes Benz as she turned 16 on Wednesday. “Today, my daughter Ivy turns 16. I’ve gifted her with a car as a birthday gift. Happy Birthday, Ivy. May the Lord keep you in perfect peace and…

Departed Kenyan-born singer Christian Longomba is set to be laid to rest in the US, where he died over the weekend. Christian, the one-half of the Longombas music duo that dominated the Kenyan airwaves in the 2000s, will be buried in California on Thursday. He will be interred in a short ceremony…

A Kenyan man who lost five family members in the March 10th, 2019 Ethiopian Airlines plane crash has donated $446,000 (Sh48 million) to charity in Bermuda. Paul Njoroge, who works as a banker in the island nation, donated the amount to the anti-child abuse organization Saving Children, Revealing…

A group of Kenyans living in the diaspora has established an institution to promote the Kiswahili language and culture in the US. Swahili Cultural Institute, which was registered as a non-profit organization, was launched during a virtual event streamed from New York on May 12th. The function was…