DIASPORA NEWS
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Kenyans in living in the diaspora have called on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to end the stalemate surrounding the repeat presidential election, by engaging both Jubilee and opposition National Super Alliance in a dialogue.
Kenya Diaspora Alliance Chairman, former…
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Kenyan-born Catherine Ndungu-Case has been recognized for her achievements in impacting her community in her county of Alameda County, California through the arts.
Catherine is one of eight recipients of the 2017 Alameda County Arts Leadership Awards for her dedicated efforts in running programs…
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The New Jersey State Board of Examiners has suspended the teaching license of a Kenyan woman sentenced to death in Kenya for murdering her own husband.
Sheila Wanjiku Kibinge, who also goes by the name Sheila Kairu, was convicted by Justice Jessie Lessit of the Kenya High Court on July 24th of this…
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Investment group Cytonn, founded by diaspora returnee Edwin Dande, plans to set up a triplex complex in Kilimani area in Nairobi, whose tallest tower will have 35 floors.
The structure will be constructed at the junction of Elgeyo Marakwet and Argwings Kodhek Roads and will sit on a four-acre piece…
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National Super Alliance (Nasa) supporters in the United States are planning to stage a demonstration at the United Nations (UN) headquarters offices in New York on Saturday.
Organizers said that the protests are aimed informing the international community of the events unfolding in Kenya since the…
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A capital murder case against a teenager accused of shooting and killing a Kenyan-born man in Birmingham, Alabama has been sent to a grand jury for possible indictment.
Chandler Bryant, 18, has been charged with capital murder in the shooting of 29-year-old Mike Mulwa Ngangi on June 3rd of this…
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A Kenyan diaspora lobby group has written to Donald Trump Administration seeking to have the administration pressurize Kenya over the repeat presidential election set for October 26th.
In their petition, Kenya Patriotic Movement (KEPAM) has expressed its worries over the rising tension surrounding…
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UK-based Kenyan publisher Vanessa King’ori has been appointed as the new publishing director of British Vogue magazine.
In a statement, Vogue managing director said that Kingóri had exhibited outstanding executive abilities and therefore was best fit for the position. “With Vogue entering its new…
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A Kenyan Pastor's body was on Friday cremated in London, United Kingdom.
The late Nicholas Chege Mwaura, who passed on after a fatal train crash in North London on Wednesday was cremated after it was established that his body was heavily damaged as a result of the crash.
Family and friends…
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New data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that diaspora remittances hit Sh107.45 billion in the seven months to July, representing g a 5.35 per cent increase in comparison to a similar period in 2016.
The outstanding performance cements the place of Kenyans living abroad as Kenya's top…
