DIASPORA NEWS

Kenyan legendary footballer Joe Kadenge's daughter Evelyn Wanjiku Kadenge Hoskin has passed away in the United States. Ms. Kadenge allegedly succumbed to a stroke on February 9th, 2019 in Aurora, Colorado. She leaves behind two children; a son Zuri Hoskin, 17, and daughter Nuru Hoskin, 14. On…

Deported Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna has announced a new return date to Kenya. In a tweet, Miguna says he will be returning to the country in April. “Pursuant to rights vested upon me by God, my mother, the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, all applicable laws and ORDERS issued by Justices…

Kenyans in the diaspora continue to have little political say despite possessing a huge economic muscle. Figures released recently by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) show that remittances from Kenyans living and working abroad grew to Sh274 billion in 2018 down from Sh197 billion the previous year…

A Kenyan man faces several felony charges in connection with a hit and run accident that caused the death of a 22-year-old Californian woman. 25 year-old Ndirangu Kamau, a resident of Antelope, California, was initially arrested and charged with hit and run causing death of permanent injury on July…

A 45-year-old Kenyan man has been arrested in India for allegedly forging and selling fake currency. Muthay Isaha was reportedly arrested while attempting to sell fake currency worth Rs 63 lakh (Sh8.8 million) to a businessman. Isaha, who has been in India for four months, was found with…

Two Kenyans have been arrested and arraigned in court for reportedly assaulting a disabled man in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The two; Daniel Maina, 41, of Tyngsboro, and Jennifer Ng’ang’a, 60, of Lowell, are accused of striking a cognitively disabled, non-verbal adult. Appearing before Judge…

Deputy President William Ruto has explained why his planned meeting with Kenyans in the United Kingdom was cancelled at the last minute. Ruto was scheduled to interact with Kenyans in the diaspora during the one and a half-hours cocktail organized by the Kenya High Commission in London. The meeting…

Deported Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna says he has filed a suit against the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and Emirates Airlines. Miguna says he has sued the two companies over illegal detention, harassment and torture. "As I mark one year in forced exile, I've today filed a lawsuit against Kenya…

A Kenyan man who lives on the streets in the UK and survives on begging for food and cash on the streets of Luton, United Kingdom seeks help to return home. In the video captured and shared on Facebook by Bancy Wairimu Mbui, a Kenyan woman living in the UK, the man identified as Dan Mutungi says he…

Most Kenyans who move to the United States cut links with their families as well as friends in Kenya and their lives in the "land of opportunities" remain a mystery to many. A majority of them visit their families in Kenya after several years while others are forced to return only when death…