DIASPORA NEWS

A newly released parliamentary report has exposed the sorry physical state of Kenya's foreign missions and residences of ambassadors in different foreign countries. The report reveals how embassies in the United States, including New York and Washington, DC have turned old and dilapidated due to…

A Kenyan man in Inidiana has been arrested after he allegedly attacked his wife using an axe. 37-year-old Joseph Waithira from Warsaw City, Kosciusko County, Indiana was arrested on Monday night after reportedly striking his wife, Sandy Waithira, 33, with an axe, leaving her with serious injuries.…

Two Kenyans allegedly fled to Kenya after stealing millions of shillings from their employer in Bahrain. A Bahrain online news outlet reported that the two Kenyan domestic workers stole 150,000 Bahrain dinars (about Sh40 million) from their employer in Bahrain before flying to Kenya. The two,…

President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to break the tradition by not meeting Kenyans in the diaspora during his trip to the United States. Kenyatta landed in Washington, DC on Saturday afternoon and was received by Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary ambassador Monica Juma, Kenya's ambassador to America…

Kenyan-born Dr. Fridah Mogoi Mokaya became the first black female to graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nuclear Physics from the University of Connecticut in the US. Speaking during an interview with AW magazine, the Nairobi's Pangani Girls High school alumnus said she attained the…

A Kenyan woman in Minnesota is currently nursing serious injuries after she was badly beaten by her husband. The woman identified as  Emily Kwamboka was rushed to Norton Hospital after she was found unconscious. Police in New Brighton City were called to a filling station in the area and found…

Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria is set to address Kenyans living in the United States. The Jubilee MP,  through the Moses Kuria Foundation has organized an interactive session with Kenyans in Boston, Massachusetts on September 1st. Kuria said his talk will focus on the journey…

Political activist Miguna Miguna, who was deported to Canada in March has announced he will soon be returning to Kenya. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Miguna said he will be coming to Kenya after September 4th, and took a dig at President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga.  “…

They say it takes an idea to start a business and it's not different for Kenyan woman, Caroline Murigi who quit her job to begin teaching people how to cook Kenyan dishes in the Netherlands. “It takes hard work and you have to build something that will last for years to come,” says Murigi who quit…

Police in Arizona are investigating the mysterious death of a Kenyan woman. 29-year-old Stella W. Kiarie was found dead in a car parked on a freeway shoulder in Peoria, Arizona on Sunday. Authorities are looking into circumstances leading to her death. Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) said…