DIASPORA NEWS
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The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Atlanta Chapter has officially been launched.
UDA party secretary-general Veronica Maina presided over the launch at 1885 Roswell St Smyrna, GA 30080 on Saturday.
Also present during the event were Soy MP Caleb Kositany and his Bahati counterpart Kimani…
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The government has drafted a new bill seeking to protect the welfare of Kenyans working abroad.
The Labor Migration Management Bill 2021 is part of the government efforts to address the rising mistreatment of Kenyan migrant workers, especially those working in the Middle East.
Kenya’s Labor…
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Kenyan politician Joseph Mboya Nyamuthe has escaped from police custody in Burundi.
Mboya, the son of former Moi-era Permanent Secretary Hezekiah Oyugi, was arrested by Burundian authorities over drug trafficking allegations. Ishami TV reports that Mboya fled after being taken to Rumonge Hospital…
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A Kenyan family is appealing for help to raise nearly Sh800,000 to airlift the body of their kin who died in Iraq.
Lucy Wambui’s body has been lying at a funeral home in the middle east country since December 2020 when she passed away.
A coroner’s report shows the 36-year-old suffered a bout of…
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Openly gay Kenyan man Kenneth Macharia has finally been granted asylum in the UK after a five-year battle.
The 41-year-old Bristol Bisons rugby player faced deportation to Kenya after the UK Home Office dismissed his asylum bid in 2018.
Macharia moved to the UK in 2009 on a student visa to study…
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Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $305.9 million (Sh33 billion) in the month of June.
This amount represents a six percent growth compared to $288.5 million (Sh31 billion) remitted in the same month last year.
Cumulative diaspora remittances in the 12 months to June 2021 stood at $3.4…
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United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party continues to reach out to Kenyans in the diaspora ahead of the 2022 general election.
On July 24th, UDA secretary-general Veronica Maina and Soy MP Caleb Kositany will be in Georgia to preside over the launch of the UDA Atlanta Chapter. The event will take…
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A Kenyan man who 'secretly' buried his partner in the US in December last year has been arrested.
Obadiah Kemari Kinara was arrested in Texas on suspicion of INJ CHILD/ELD/DISABL-BI (Injury to a Child, Elderly or Disabled Individual with Bodily Injury) offense, according to CrimeInformer.
He was…
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Kenyans living and working in South Africa have been affected by the spiraling unrest occasioned by the incarceration of former President Jacob Zuma.
The protests that have since degenerated into looting and destruction of the property began in Zuma’s home province of KwaZulu-Natal and spread to…
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Five Kenyan-born athletes are set to represent the United States at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
The five - Paul Chelimo, Hillary Bor, Bernard Keter, Sally Kipyegon, and Aliphine Tuliamuk—are part of the 629-member US Olympic team.
1. Paul Chelimo …
