DIASPORA NEWS

When Tony Kiragu moved to the United States 10 years ago, he was convinced that life in the 'land of opportunities' was going to be smooth and beautiful like he was made to believe. Kiragu, who relocated to the US on a Green Card in 2008, settled in well and was able to secure a well paying…

A 35-year-old Kenyan woman who was last week arrested in Rhome, Texas for shooting dead her former husband, also Kenyan, says she never intended to kill him. Marie Kendale Kimani reportedly shot 40-year-old Jonathan Tumbo on Wednesday at her house in Rhome, Texas following a confrontation. She…

The body of a Kenyan-American woman in California who had been missing since August 17th has been found. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers were responding to an unrelated crash on Sunday afternoon off Highway 84 in Newark, Alameda County, when they spotted a silver 2002 Mercedes-Benz coupe…

West Pokot Deputy Governor Dr. Nicholas Atudonyang has resigned as the County's minister for Health and Sanitation. Dr Atudonyang has been doubling as the Deputy Governor and the county's minister for Health and Sanitation. Speaking to the press at his office on Monday, West Pokot Governor Prof.…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged Kenyans in the diaspora to fly on Kenya Airways' direct flights between Nairobi and New York, which are set to be launched on October 28th. Kenyatta, who spoke when he attended a dinner hosted by Kenya Airways in New York on Sunday, appealed to Kenyans abroad to…

President Uhuru Kenyatta quietly left the country on Friday evening for the United States, where he will attend the 73rd session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Kenya's ambassador to the US Robinson Njeru Githae said Kenyatta will not meet Kenyans living in America during the…

Police in Rhome, Texas have arrested a woman who reportedly murdered her former Kenyan husband last week. 35-year-old Marie Kendale Kimani was arrested at her apartment in Rhome, Texas on Wednesday after she allegedly shot dead her former husband identified as Jonathon Tumbo, 40, on Friday last…

Two former staffs of the Kenyan embassy in the United States have accused ambassador Robinson Njeru Githae of wrongful dismissal. In a letter to Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary ambassador Macharia Kamau, Jafred Musamba and Joseph Asweto claim that Githae sent them home before their two-year…

Kenyan scholars based in the US and Canada have resolved to collaborate with the Kenya government to improve educational standards in Kenya. The scholars, who were meeting in Atlanta, Georgia during the annual Kenya Scholars and Studies Association (KESSA) on September 6-9, 2018, resolved to work…

Kenyans living in states hit by Hurricane Florence in the United States heeded to calls to move away from the areas. So far, no Kenyan has been reported dead in the aftermath of the hurricane that hit the coastal cities of North and South Carolina on Friday morning. Speaking to Daily Nation's Chris…