DIASPORA NEWS

Fiery Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna has declared interest in the Nairobi Governor’s seat following the impeachment of Mike Sonko. Through a post on Twitter, Miguna said he made a decision to run in the upcoming Nairobi gubernatorial by-election after getting legal advice from Waikwa…

The family of a Kenyan man living in the US has appealed for help to trace him after he went missing. Weldon Kipsang Bett disappeared from his residence in Virginia Beach, Virginia on December 14th, 2020. Anyone with information of his whereabouts has been asked to report to the nearest police…

Kenyan-born doctor Stella Biyaki Ogake was among the first recipients of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in the US. On Monday, the US government began the rollout of the vaccine to frontline healthcare workers across the 50 states. Dr. Ogake was vaccinated at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical…

A group of Kenyans living and working in the US has teamed up to invest in various projects back in Kenya. JRN Investment Group was established in 2015 as a vehicle for Kenyans in the diaspora to invest back home without the fear of losing their hard-earned cash to dishonest relatives and…

A Kenyan man is facing multiple fraud-related charges in Texas and could end up spending years behind bars if convicted. Oscar Simon Ndereva, alias Dereva, is said to have defrauded American health insurers of over $1 million between August 2019 and January 2020 through fake claims, according to…

Police in India are holding a Kenyan national in connection with debit card cloning and siphoning off cash. Lawrence Mukamu was arrested alongside a Ugandan identified as Ivan Kabomge during a police operation in Tumakuru, a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The two are based in New Delhi and…

The Bahamas Supreme Court has awarded a record $641,950 in damages to a Kenyan man for unlawful detention. Douglas Ngumi was subjected to cruelty during illegal six-and-a-half-year imprisonment at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre in Nassau. Justice Indra Charles on Friday ruled that although…

A Canada-based Kenyan woman who fell ill after traveling home to attend her father’s burial has appealed for help from well-wishers. Naomi, who has abdominal problems, was admitted to the hospital on September 27th and has so far undergone six surgeries. She was discharged and readmitted twice…

Suspected US-based Kenyan-born serial killer Billy Chemirmir has been indicted on three more charges of capital murder. This comes after a Dallas County grand jury returned the indictments on Tuesday, according to Dallas Morning News. The 48-year-old is now facing capital murder charges for the…

The High Court has thrown out an application filed by a diaspora voter seeking to stop Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from receiving and verifying BBI signatures. The application had been filed under a certificate of urgency by James Gitau, a Kenyan living in the US state of…