DIASPORA NEWS

The number of African Americans leaving the United States for Africa has been on the rise in recent times, but what exactly is forcing them out of a country where many across the world would want to live in, but have no chance? Al Jazeera has established that thousands of African Americans have…

A Kenyan woman was on Wednesday murdered by an unknown assailant in Essen, Germany. 27-year-old Mary Waithera was found dead on the floor of a store that she operated in the city, with reports indicating that an unidentified man stabbed her in the chest with a knife and fled. Waithera has lived in…

Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioner Dr. Roselyn Akombe has reportedly earned a promotion to a senior position at the United Nations (UN). The news of her promotion were broken by Opposition Leader Raila Odinga's US-based advisor, Salim Lone via his Twitter…

A group of Kenyans in the diaspora have raised more cash to support victims of police brutality injured during last year's general elections. The group, consisting of National Super Alliance (NASA) supporters living and working in the United Kingdom, raised Sh1.2million. The money will be used to…

A Kenyan family in Sweden whose son was featured in a H&M advert that has attracted global backlash due to its ‘racist’ nature has been forced to move out of its residence. This comes after a global outrage triggered by the Swedish fashion company H&M's advert, which featured the young boy…

A Kenyan family in Germany/Berlin has lost a Kenyan brother/son/friend, Brian Nyawade Owino (Born 08.10.1992) who went missing on the 29th of December 2017 was found dead in Berlin on the 5th of January. Circumstances still not clear. Brian came to Germany in August 2017 and his body was found at…

President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to make the maiden Kenya Airways direct flight from Nairobi to New York in October. Kenya Airways on Monday issued a dummy ticket to the president, and the Jubilee Party Party later posted the ticket on its official twitter account. “President @UKenyatta’s…

The body of a Kenyan college student found dead in her room in Minneapolis, United States about a week ago will finally be ferried to Kenya for burial. This comes after a fundraiser by a section of Kenyans in Minnesota, which raised enough cash for the purpose. Last week, her family in Kenya…

A Kenyan family whose kin was discovered dead in her hostel room in the United States on January 4th is seeking help from well wishers to enable them ferry her body back to the country for burial. Patricia Miswa died in her hostel room under unclear circumstances, months after leaving Kenya to…

Two-time world champion Kenyan-American runner Bernard Lagat has hit out at United States President Donald Trump for describing Haiti and African nations as “shithole" countries. Taking to Twitter, the aggrieved 1500 metres race American record holder criticized President Trump for the racial slur…