DIASPORA NEWS

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…

Kenyans in the diaspora have disclosed plans to set up their own microfinance bank in the country. Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) global Chairperson Shem Ochuodho says the move aims at helping Kenyans abroad drive their investment in Kenya. Ochuodho says they are currently working on a collective…

The High Court has ruled that deported Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna is a Kenyan citizen. In a ruling on Friday, Justice Chacha Mwita states that the firebrand politician's birthright cannot be taken away and has ordered the respondents; Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and Immigration…

Kenyan property firm, the Optiven Group has signed a deal with the Kenya USA Diaspora Sacco (KUDS). Under the agreement, members of the Kenya USA Diaspora Sacco will be given easy access to loans in order to acquire property from Optiven Group. They will also have an opportunity to choose which of…

An Australian nightclub has been ordered to pay $3,000 (Sh300,000) to a Kenyan student for racial discrimination. In a ruling on Thursday, a tribunal sitting in Melbourne, Australia directed Empire nightclub to pay the amount to Ivan Kibet by December 20th. Victorian Civil and Administrative…

A section of Kenyans living in Minnesota have convened a meeting in a bid to come up with ways of addressing increased level of crimes committed by some of their own. This is in connection with the rising number of Kenyan immigrants who have been charged and imprisoned for raping their own…

A Kenyan man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Tacoma, Washington has been charged with rape. Appearing before Pierce County Superior Court on Monday, 36-year-old Michael Muthee Munywe was charged with first-degree rape and first-degree kidnapping with sexual motivation. Munywe has…

A gay Kenyan rugby player who is facing deportation from the United Kingdom has been released on bail. Kenneth Macharia, a member of Bristol Bisons rugby team was being detained in an immigration removal center near Heathrow Airport in London ahead of his deportation to Kenya. However, British…