DIASPORA NEWS

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $244 million (Sh24.82 billion) in the month of December 2018, latest figures from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. This represents 10.75 percent growth compared to the Sh22.41 billion the diaspora community sent home in November. “Remittance inflows…

The government of Kenya has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to give better terms to Kenyan domestic workers working in the middle-east country. The deal has been signed on Thursday by Labor Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani and senior Saudi Arabia government officials at the ministry's…

A Kenyan woman was found dead in her Toronto, Canada apartment on Tuesday afternoon in what police describe as a possible murder-suicide. After receiving a 911 call to her apartment building on Tuesday around 2:15pm , police and paramedics found 30-year-old Lorraine Kerubo Ogoti suffering life-…

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…