DIASPORA NEWS

A US-based Kenyan-born businessman and his wife will receive $150,000 (Sh17.3 million) after they were racially profiled by police in Tiburon city, California. Yema Khalif, who was born in Kibera slums in Nairobi, and his spouse Hawi Awash said they were racially profiled when a police officer…

ODM leader Raila Odinga on Sunday held a town hall meeting with Kenyans living and working in Washington, DC. Odinga, who arrived in the US on Saturday for a week-long tour, briefed Kenyans in the US on the state of the country, election preparations, and his post-election plans for Kenya and the…

Kenyans abroad sent home $363.6 million (Sh42 billion) in March, setting a new monthly record for the diaspora flows. This represents a 25 percent growth in inflows from $290.8 million (Sh33.6 billion) received in the same month last year, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya…

An autopsy has revealed that Kenyan-Bahraini athlete Damaris Muthee Mutua was strangled to death. Speaking after a post-mortem conducted at the Iten County Referral Hospital mortuary, Keiyo North DCIO Andalo Munga said the cause of death was general strangulation. “This resulted in asphyxiation and…

Former Kenyan rugby star Horace Otieno has joined the United States army. Otieno, who played for both Kenya Sevens (Shujaa) and Kenya 15s (Simbas) in the international scene, broke the news through his social media pages on Thursday. "This We'll Defend. I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy…

Kenyan authorities have sought the help of Interpol to arrest the prime suspect in the death of Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete Damaris Muthee Mutua. The decomposing body of the 28-year-old long-distance athlete was discovered at a house in Iten, Elgeyo-Marakwet County on Tuesday. Police said the…

Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete Damaris Muthee Mutua has been found dead in Iten, Elgeyo-Marakwet County. The decomposing body of the 24-year-old athlete was discovered at a house in Lilies estate within Iten on Tuesday. Keiyo North Police commander Tom Makori said Damaris, a long-distance runner, was…

Lawyer Miguna Miguna has responded to Interior CS Fred Matiang’i, who said that he needs to fill out a one-page document to be allowed back into the country. In an interview with NTV, Matiang’i indicated that Miguna was to blame for his woes, saying he has failed to fill out Form 2 for citizenship…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has disclosed what Miguna Miguna needs to do to be allowed back into the country. Miguna, a Kenyan-Canadian attorney, was deported in February 2018 following his arrest for participating in the mock swearing-in of ODM leader Raila Odinga as ‘people’s…

Kenyan George Wachira has been appointed the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Eswatini, with the host government’s approval. Wachira, a peace, development and conflict transformation specialist, was appointed to the position by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Wachira has devoted…