DIASPORA NEWS

A Kenyan man is facing deportation from Australia after he was summoned by the country's immigration authorities.  31-year-old John Mbuthia Mwangi says he received a phone call to appear at the Immigration offices for a visa interview. Immigration officers however arrested him on arrival…

Two Kenyan women are currently languishing in jail in Iraq after allegedly falling out with their employers. The two, who had been employed as domestic workers in the Middle East country, were incarcerated after their employers turned against them. One of them, Grace Mwihaki Gachunga moved to Iraq…

An elderly Kenyan man living in the United States is appealing to well-wishers to help him return to Kenya. 70-year-old William Mwangi Kagwima from Worcester, Massachusetts moved to the US in 1998 but wants to return home after losing his sight. Mwangi began losing his sight last year and this…

Kenyans in the diaspora have expressed mixed reactions to President Kenyatta’s recent directive on the issuance of new generation passports. On Thursday, Kenyatta directed the Immigration Department and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure that Kenyans abroad get e-Passports in their countries of…

President Kenyatta has directed the Immigration Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue Kenyans in the diaspora with e-Passports in their countries of residence. Kenyatta issued the order on Thursday during a meeting with Kenyans living and working in Namibia. Kenyatta is on a…

A fund drive has been launched to help a Kenyan man who is facing deportation from the United States. Nicholas Murungi is currently being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for possible deportation to Kenya. Murungi has been in custody in Sherburne County, Minnesota since Dec…

The family of a Kenyan woman spotted wandering in the streets in Saudi Arabia has appealed to the government to help her return to the country. The family says they are worried about Everlyne Saliku Onamu, 40, after she was photographed in the streets in Saudi Arabia. The family from Eshiru in…

A 14-year-old Kenyan girl who was last year seeking to travel to the United Kingdom to live with her father but was denied visa has finally been granted the document. Denis Omondi, a British soldier who is stationed at Fort George, has been fighting to have his daughter Ann, who currently lives in…

Lordship Africa, a prominent international real estate development company will be showcasing its latest development, the 88 Nairobi condominiums in Dallas, Texas on the 16th of March 2019 at Sheraton Hotel- DFW. Sitting on the corner of Bishop’s Road and 4th Ngong Avenue, Upperhill, the 44-Storey…

For more than 8 years, Priscilla, a Kansas Metro mother with a teenage son has been dealing with an aggressive form of cancer she calls “the ugly monster.” Her nightmare started in May 2010 during a routine wellness checkup. A lump was discovered on her right breast. Doctors performed a total…