DIASPORA NEWS

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A cargo plane operated by Nari Air has crashed in Leer County, South Sudan, killing three crew members and leaving one body still unaccounted for. Authorities are continuing recovery efforts after the aircraft went down on 25 November about 20 kilometres from Leer Airstrip in Unity State. The plane…
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The family of Frederick Kiprono, a Kenyan Uber driver killed in a shooting in Louisiana, is close to securing the funds needed to return his body home for burial. Kiprono was fatally shot on 19 November while driving along East Preston Avenue in Shreveport. He had been carrying two passengers when…
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Kenyan truck drivers across the United States say they are feeling the pressure of rising insurance premiums, tighter federal regulations, and increasing operational expenses that are reshaping the American trucking industry. Many drivers—especially owner-operators—warn that the costs are becoming…
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Kenyan pastors in Seattle have adopted three African American brothers through the US foster care system, extending their ministry into family life. Pastor Steve Ndegwa and his wife, Shiku, lead Jubilee Covenant Centre in Seattle, where they have built a congregation that supports African…
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A Kenyan taxi driver in Dubai is appealing for government help after a violent assault left him injured and unable to retrieve his passport to return home. Brian Kiplimo, 26, travelled to Dubai in August after securing work through a local recruitment agency and was employed by KABI Taxi Company.…
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Kenya has opened a new Consulate General in Jeddah to provide better services for its citizens living and working in Saudi Arabia. The mission, inaugurated on 3 November 2025, is intended to ease pressure on the embassy in Riyadh and respond to the growing number of Kenyans in the Kingdom. The…
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Kenyan anti-narcotics officers have detained a woman at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after allegedly finding cocaine she had swallowed before travelling from Addis Ababa. Police say intelligence-led monitoring enabled Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) officers to act as soon as the passenger arrived…
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A Kenyan-born Episcopal priest serving in Texas has been taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sparking fresh alarm in diaspora faith communities about the treatment of foreign-born clergy.  The priest, Rev. James Eliud Ngahu Mwangi, was detained on or around…
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Mohammed Abduba Dida has reappeared in the United States, presenting himself as a spiritual guide and launching a new public initiative. The former Kenyan presidential candidate, who now lives in Minnesota, has begun releasing online videos outlining plans for a global spiritual outreach programme…
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The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi has found a local company and three of its directors responsible for trafficking a Kenyan student to Myanmar, where he was forced into labour in online fraud operations. The case, Nyakong’o v Gratify Solutions International Limited & three…