DIASPORA NEWS

A section of National Super Alliance (NASA) supporters in the United Kingdom have come together in London for a fundraiser meant to help victims of police brutality following recent protests in the country. NASA coordinator in the UK, Abdi Ali said the fundraiser held at St Mary's Church Hall ,…

A report by Kenya's leading newspaper, Daily Nation has exposed how the political rivalry between President Uhuru Kenyatta and National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga has left Kenyans living in the diaspora divided. Views collected by the newspaper from a number of Kenyans in abroad…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga wants the 2005 Bomas draft of the Constitution be one of the issues on the table once talks to end the current political crisis in the country commence. Speaking while addressing Kenyans living in United States in Washington DC, the National Super Alliance (Nasa)…

A Kenyan man in Cedar Rapids, Iowa was on Thursday charged with being in possession of an illegal firearm, which he is accused of using to threaten passers-by in his neighborhood in August. 40-year-old Kevin O. Naholi pleaded not guilty to the charges before a federal court. He was charged with…

A Kenyan man in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota has been charged with second degree attempted murder and second degree assault after attacking his landlord with an ax. Samuel Omwunda Nyaboga, 45, was charged with the crimes on Thursday. According to the complaint, Samuel attacked his landlord on Tuesday…

Bail has been reduced from $500,000 to $200,000 cash for a Kenyan man in Massachusetts awaiting trial for charges related to a car crash that claimed the life of a Massachusetts State Trooper last year. David K. Njuguna, 30, of Webster, Massachusetts, has been held in jail unable to raise bail…

A former Liberian refugee has been elected as the mayor of Helena, Montana , becoming the first black mayor in the Montana’s capital city since 1874. Wilmot Collins beat four-term incumbent 51 percent to 48 percent in the mail-in election held on Tuesday, November 7th. Collins, who fled Liberian…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) says inflows from Kenyans in the Diaspora hit $176.098 million (Sh18.25 billion) in the month of September, an increase by over one-fifth compared to same period last year. The remittances are Sh3.41 billion or 22.98 per cent more than $143.188 million (Sh14.84…

Former Independent presidential candidate Japheth Kavinga Kaluyu has expressed his interest in working in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration. The former US-based scholar said he has a passion to serve Kenyans as a leader and would not hesitate to take up any position if the president comes…

Two weeks after her controversial resignation from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), former electoral commission commissioner Dr Roselyn Akombe has reported back to her job at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. While confirming her return to UN job, Dr.…