DIASPORA NEWS

An alarm has been raised over the high rate of divorce among Kenyans in the diaspora, especially those living in the United States. A recent episode of the Diaspora Life Show by Chris Wamalwa, a US-based Kenyan journalist, delved into factors that have contributed to the rise in divorce cases among…

Leading Kenyan real estate company Optiven Group has launched a mobile application in a bid to ease the process of acquiring land in the country. Dubbed Optiven App, the application will enable Kenyans, especially those in the diaspora, to interact with the company’s various projects spread across…

US-based Kenyan events promoter Sarah Okindo has given her side of the story after singer Esther Akoth, alias Akothee, accused her of mishandling her during her recent concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In a long Instagram post, singer Akothee claimed Ms. Okindo, who had invited her to perform and…

A distressed Kenyan family is looking for their kin who reportedly went missing shortly after moving to Saudi Arabia. 25-year-old Miriam Wanjiru Kabugo was secretly taken to the Gulf nation on September 20th this year by a Nairobi-based recruitment agency, according to her father David Kabugo. Mr.…

The Santa Clara (California) Medical Examiner’s Office says a Kenyan student at Stanford University who was found dead in the dorm room in June died by suicide from poisoning. 24-year-old Norah Borus Chelagat was found dead in her dorm room on the campus of Stanford University on June 14th, 2019.…

After moving back to Kenya from the US a few years ago, Regina Mungai is making a killing from farming in Nakuru County. Regina, who lived in Massachusetts for many years before returning to Kenya, cultivates herbs on her farm in Begi village, about seven kilometers from Gilgil town. She is the…

Popular Kenyan rapper Nyamari Ongegu, alias Nyashinski, finally tied the knot with his long-time fiancée Zia Jepkemei, alias Zippy. The two lovebirds made their union official during a traditional ceremony held in Itigo, Nandi County on Friday and attended by family members and close friends. The ‘…

A Kenyan studying Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was on Wednesday night found dead on campus. UMass police say a man, later on Thursday identified as Erick Kang’ethe, was found dead in his car on campus. Law enforcement investigating Erick's death has ruled out foul…

Kenyans abroad sent home Sh22.11 billion in September, pushing the cumulative nine-month diaspora remittances to Sh214.40 billion. This represents a 4.34 percent growth compared to Sh205.48 billion remitted in the first nine months of 2018, according to Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data. The…

A London-based court has saved a Kenyan national convicted of terror-related charges from deportation from the United Kingdom. The man was set to be deported by the British immigration authorities after he was arrested with a cache of jihadist material stored in his iPod in 2011. The court ruled…