DIASPORA NEWS
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A Kenyan-born man partnered with a Zimbabwean national to grow maize for sale to the growing African population in Australia, and says he is making a fortune from the venture.
Paul Irungu, who was born and raised in Othaya, Nyeri County, partnered with Zimbabwean-born Handson Ndahanga in the…
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A group of Kenyan students who are currently stuck in China’s Wuhan city following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) have released a video crying for help.
Wuhan, located in Hubei province, is the epicenter of the deadly virus that has so far claimed the lives of close to 2,000 people and is…
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Kenyan ambassador to China Sarah Serem says she is worried about the safety of 100 Kenyan students stuck in China’s Wuhan city following the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus dubbed COVID-19.
In a statement sent to the media, Serem described the suffering Kenyans in Wuhan, which is on a lockdown,…
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Kenya is looking to tap into money sent home by Kenyans abroad to fund projects under the government’s big four agenda.
To do this, the government is working on a plan that will see Kenyans in the diaspora invest directly in affordable housing, universal healthcare, manufacturing and food security…
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A Kenyan man claims that he was attacked and badly wounded by fellow Kenyans in London, the United Kingdom over his sexual orientation.
In a post on Twitter on Sunday, February 16th, the man whose username is Sir LV (@SirLV) said his compatriots attacked him for being gay.
“I got attacked by fellow…
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Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna has sued Lufthansa Airlines and Air France following his failed trip to Kenya last month.
In an application filed under a certificate of urgency at the Milimani Law Courts on Friday, Miguna asks the court to issue an order compelling the two airlines to fly him…
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A Kenyan man who had gone missing for three days in Seattle, Washington has been found dead.
34-year-old Paul Lukas, who worked as a light attendant for Alaska Airlines, had been reported missing before his lifeless body was found on Wednesday, February 12th.
Reports indicate Lukas was attacked and…
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Deported Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna on Thursday shared a photo of his wife and daughters for the first time on social media.
Miguna, who has kept his family off the public eye for many years, posted on Facebook a photo of himself, his wife and three girls as they celebrated their 20th…
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A video clip of a group of Kenyan women working in Saudi Arabia crying for help to return home has been shared on social media.
The 1 minutes, 38-second video recording shows a group of five women sitting on the floor in a room with their faces covered with veils.
One of the ladies is heard saying…
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Three Kenyans - a husband, wife and their daughter - were charged with criminal mistreatment on Friday in Puyallup, Washington after a 95-year-old woman fell inside an adult family home they own.
Prosecutors say the woman, Betty Torrey, feel inside the home in November and died in the hospital 11…
