DIASPORA NEWS

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma who is being detained in Ethiopia has tested positive for Covid-19. Juma contracted the virus at Sostegna Police Station, where he is being held, according to his lawyer Kefir Bullo. Last week, an Ethiopian court ordered the release of Juma on bail after police failed…

The government has listened to the cry of Kenyans stranded in Lebanon amid an economic crisis coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic.  The Kenyan Embassy in Kuwait—which is accredited to Lebanon—pledged to facilitate the repatriation of citizens stuck in the Middle East nation. “We have…

A group of Kenyan women who are presently stuck in Lebanon has pleaded with the government to facilitate their repatriation. Through a video recording shared on social media on Monday, the ladies say they were fired by their employers and cannot afford to buy flight tickets to travel home since…

Commonwealth Voter Privileges Right Association, a lobby of Kenyans living in the diaspora has called for a delay in the release of a final report by the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) taskforce. The lobby in a petition to the BBI team said the report should not be released until there is a…

Victoria Mugo of Aurora, Colorado says she is grateful to God to be alive today despite being a quadruple amputee. Victoria, 38,  says she lost both her hands and legs earlier this year after she suffered septic shock from Pneumonia infection. Victoria, a mother of one, was wheeled to the…

Four Kenyans, including a mother and his son, are among 10 suspects indicted in the US over alleged sale and distribution of Opioids. The 10 - four Kenyans and six Americans - allegedly worked under the guidance of Dr. John Michael Korzelius, 68, who is accused of writing medically unnecessary…

About 140 people were killed and 5,000 injured following a massive explosion that rocked Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday. There are fears that the death toll will rise as hundreds of people have been reported missing, according to the country’s health minister. The blast saw over 300,000 people…

Details of how members of a Kenyan family managed to steal over Sh2 billion from the US in tax fraud for years without being detected have emerged. A report by Daily Nation has detailed how Edwin Sila Nyumu run a crime syndicate in the US before escaping to Kenya in 2008 and hiding in Mlolongo,…

Six nurses, among them a Kenyan-born woman, have been arrested an indicted in connection with the death of a man who was being held in custody at the Midland County Detention Center. Lilian Okeri, 27, and five other nurses have been charged in manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and…

More often than not, Kenyans in the diaspora express their displeasure over how things are done back home. You will come across negative comments on social media about how awful Kenya is compared to other countries. President Kenyatta’s administration has come under heavy criticism from Kenyans who…