DIASPORA NEWS

A Kenyan family living in Atlanta, Georgia has appealed for help to raise funds to enable them to settle medical bills for one of their members who recently underwent brain surgery. Mr. Charles Kimani successfully underwent an operation to remove a tumor from his brain on January 23rd, 2019. The…

A high school in Denver, Colorado is rallying behind a Kenyan man set to be deported from the United States to Kenya next month. Anthony Wanjiru has lived in the US for eight years and has worked in the IT department at Valor Christian High School or an H1-B work visa since 2014. His application…

A Kenyan family is stuck in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates after their passports were confiscated by the country's authorities. Mwaura Muteria’s family is being held in the UAE over rent arrears amounting to Sh1.5 million. Attempts to plead for leniency from Dubai authorities have been fruitless…

A group of Kenyans in the diaspora have teamed up to launch a new university in Lynwood, Washington, known as North West International Christian Seminary (NICS). The main aim of the new institution located in the greater Seattle area is to attract Kenyans seeking to study theology at…

US-based Kenyan lawyer Prof. Makau Mutua has hinted at running for president in 2022. In a tweet, Mutua says he will seek the country's top seat if a "certain person doesn't do so." "I may have to think seriously of running for PORK (President of the Republic of Kenya) if a certain person doesn't…

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $245 million (Sh24.55 billion) in January, 2019, latest figures from Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) show. This represents a 17.22 percent growth compared with $209 million (Sh20.94 billion) sent in the same month last year. The increase is partly attributed…

A Kenyan nurse in Fort Worth, Texas remains hospitalized with severe injuries and was in a coma for 15 days after she was crushed by an elevator on January 20th at John Peter Smith (JPS) Hospital where she works. Carren Nyasuguta Stratford was stepping onto the elevator when it started moving…

A Kenyan-born man accused of stealing more than $36 million (about Sh3.6 billion) from an American media technology services company is set to be charged in the US. 42-year-old Edward Martin Karuku alias Paul McDaniel has been extradited from Costa Rica to face charges in California, US authorities…

They say that love has no boundaries and this Kenyan-born woman has made this saying relevant by marrying a disabled Australian man. In January last year, Susan Njogu from Elburgon, Nakuru County exchanged vows with 30-year-old Phillip Eling in a red-themed garden wedding ceremony held in Adelaide…

A 13-year-old Kenyan boy living in the United States won First Lady Melania Trump's heart after he presented her with a special gift on Valentine's Day.  During her visit to a Children's Home in Bethseda, Maryland on Thursday, the boy identified as Amani gifted Ms. Trump a handmade necklace…