DIASPORA NEWS

Kenyan-born engineer, Charles Mwangi has become the latest senior executive to resign from giant United States electric carmaker Tesla. The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) alumnus, who was a  senior director of engineering at the Elon Musk-headed company has left…

A Kenyan man died after he was hit by an 18-wheeler truck in Harrison County, Texas on Friday. US-based media KLTV reports that 42-year-old Allan Onucko was walking along Interstate 20 around 5:22am when a truck struck him. The deceased was accompanied by his younger brother, Gilbert…

Kenyans living and working in the United States contributed the lion's share of the total diaspora remittances in 2018. Latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that Kenyans in the US sent home $1.17 billion (Sh119.9 billion) in 10 months to October 2018. Diaspora inflows grew by 39.5…

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home Sh227.98 billion in the 11 months to November 2018, latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. This represents 28.41 percent (Sh50.45 billion) increase from the Sh177.53 billion sent over the same period in 2017. This growth is largely…

A 21-year-old Kenyan man died after he was hit by a vehicle in Houston, Texas on Christmas Day. Stephen Kinge was reportedly walking south on Fry Road at around 12:25 a.m. when he was struck by an SUV vehicle traveling in the same direction. In a tweet, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says Kinge…

New research from WorldRemit reveals that the Kenyan diaspora could be losing as much as $13 every time they send money home this festive season due to the high cost of traditional remittance channels. Despite the widespread adoption of digital money transfer services in Kenya, many Kenyans in…

A Kenyan man living in the United States has become the latest lucky winner in the  ongoing Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$4,000,000 Instant Jackpot" instant game. John Kariuki from Springfield, Massachusetts is the seventh $1 million prize winner in the lottery game. The Kenyan man has…

A section of Kenyans in the diaspora have raised concerns over poor services offered by Kenyan embassies abroad. Kenya Development Associates Germany (KDAG) Secretary Mickie Ojijo claims that embassy officials have been soliciting bribes from Kenyans abroad in exchange for crucial immigration…

Kenyans living and working abroad have called on the National Treasury to consider diaspora bonds as an alternative means of raising funds for development projects. Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) chairman Shem Ochuodho says diaspora bonds would help the government bridge the huge budget deficit and…

Deported self-proclaimed National Resistance Movement (NRM) General Miguna Miguna has announced he will be returning to Kenya. In a statement issued after Friday's high court ruling, Miguna thanked Justice Chacha Mwita for reminding some State officials that no one is above the law. “The court has…