DIASPORA NEWS

Kenyan-Swedish singer, Beldina Nyadwe has passed away. 31-year-old Beldina died on Christmas Eve, just five days after she tweeted “I wish someone could convince me to stay” and was “trying to get into heaven.” These two messages on December 19th were her final social media posts. Beldina’s death…

A Kenyan woman working in Iraq passed away on Friday in a reported case of negligence by her agent.  Ruth Omungala, who has been working as a domestic worker in Iraq for the past one year, allegedly faced physical abuse and malnutrition from her employer, which led to a decline in her health,…

A Kenyan man was last week arrested in connection with the rape of an elderly woman in Johnson County, Kansas.  Joseph Ngigi Kariuki, a 47-year-old resident of Clayton, is accused of sexually assaulting a 79-year-old woman at a Smithfield assisted living facility, where he works. Police…

A skills database to help Kenyans in the diaspora to get jobs in the national and county governments is set to be launched. Already, 2,000 Kenyans professionals living and working abroad have uploaded their resumes, according to the president of Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) Shem Ochuodho. Ochuodho…

An 85-year-old in Federal Way, Washington has charged with premeditated murder and first degree assault in the shooting of two sisters. The shooting led to the death of one of the two sisters. Police say they responded to a 911 call from the house at around 12:30am on December 19th. They say they…

Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o is currently on a private tour to Ghana as part of the on-going ‘Year of Return’ campaign. Lupita, an Oscar Award winner, reportedly arrived in Ghana incognito to avoid the usual rousing welcome given to other celebrities who land at Kotoka International…

Kenyan national, Juvenal Shiundu has been honored with the Freedom of the City of London award in recognition of his work at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Shiundu is the Director of Technical Cooperation Division at IMO, a specialized agency of the United Nations headquartered in…

A Kenyan woman died while her sister survived after they were shot by an 85-year-old woman, whom they were hosting at their newly-purchased house in Seattle, Washington on Thursday. Janet ‘Jay’ Oyuga died at the scene while her sister, Angela was rushed to Harborview Hospital in Seattle after she…

US-based Kenyan scholar and lawyer Prof. Makau Mutua has criticized the decision by Uganda’s Makerere University to set up William Ruto Institute of African and Leadership Studies in honor of Kenya's Deputy President. Taking to Twitter, Prof. Mutua described the move as “the most absurd and utterly…

Kenyans in the diaspora sent home $2.546 billion (KSh256.4 billion) in the first 11 months of 2019, according to the latest data from Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). The 11-month diaspora remittances represent a growth rate of a measly 3.8 percent compared with $2.453 billion (KSh.247 billion) sent…