DIASPORA NEWS

The government on Friday ruled out the option of evacuating nearly 100 Kenyan students who are presently stuck in China’s Wuhan city after the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau said all the 91 Kenyan students in Wuhan were safe and that China is…

During his recent trip to the United States, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta paid a visit to a Kenyan-owned restaurant in Washington, DC. On Wednesday, February 5th, President Kenyatta attended a private event at The Consulate, a brand new restaurant in the heart of Washington, DC near Dupont…

Renowned Kenyan media personality Larry Madowo was on Thursday rushed to the hospital over an undisclosed illness.  Madowo, who is presently studying for his master’s degree in the US, posted a photo showing him covered in a face mask and being lifted onto an ambulance by a team of medics.…

The government has revealed plans to evacuate Kenyans who are presently stuck in Wuhan city following the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday said the 85 Kenyan students will be brought home once China lifts the lockdown over the city. The evacuation is being…

Kenyan students stuck in China’s Wuhan city, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, have pleaded with the government to evacuate them from there. In a letter addressed to the outgoing Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki, Kenyan Students in Wuhan Association (KENSWA), said the situation has…

A 41-year-old Kenyan man in Massachusetts was among 13 suspects arrested this week over allegations of trying to solicit children via social media and online classified ads. Paul Kimata, of Brockton, Massachusetts, was arrested along with other suspects following an undercover investigation dubbed…

A Kenyan man who was found dead in the United States on Friday, January 24th and whose body was set to be disposed of if nobody claimed it has been identified. The man, who is reported to have died in his sleep in a house he shared with a Congolese friend in St. Louis, Missouri, was identified as…

Kenyans in China have expressed fear following the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. Kenyans who spoke to Daily Nation faulted the Kenyan government for doing little to ensure citizens living, working and studying in China are safe. Some countries including the United States, France, and Russia…

Following the extension of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) taskforce’s term, the Kenyan diaspora is set to table its proposals to the team. The Diaspora National Assembly (DNA), in collaboration with Kenya Patriotic Movement (KEPAM), has come up a raft of recommendations that will be…

D. K. Gitau, President of Kenyan Parents in the USA, has come out to oppose the signing of a citizen petition to pressurize the government to allow  Miguna Miguna back to Kenya.  In a statement, Gitau faulted Miguna’s bid to travel to Kenya using a national identity card, noting that a…