DIASPORA NEWS

Kenyan Community in the UK Mourns the Loss of Reverend Paul Kariuki Irad Reverend Paul Kariuki Irad, a respected cleric of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) Greater Britain Mission, passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2025.  His death has left the Kenyan community in the UK in…

Naureen Lugalia, a Kenyan student in Australia, has died after a long battle with cancer. She passed away on 7 January at Modbury Hospital in Adelaide, surrounded by her family and members of the Kenyan diaspora. Lugalia arrived in Australia in late 2023 to pursue her studies, but her plans were…

Kepha Otundo, a Kenyan national who had been living homeless in Reading, was found dead on 7 January 2026. Otundo had been staying in a makeshift encampment along Abattoirs Road, which had become home to a number of migrants and British citizens. In July 2025, a High Court Writ of Possession…

A Nairobi-registered company has been cited in United States court records as a recipient of funds linked to a large-scale Covid-19 relief fraud involving America’s child nutrition programme. Capital View Properties Limited was incorporated on 24 February 2021, at a time when national debate in…

Safaricom has launched a remote eSIM service for diaspora customers, enabling them to register and activate an electronic SIM without needing a physical card. This move aims to improve connectivity for Kenyans living abroad. The new service addresses the long-standing challenges faced by Kenyans in…

Daniel Kimani, known within the Kenyan community in Georgia as “General”, died on 30 December 2025 in Acworth, prompting widespread mourning among family, friends, and members of the local diaspora. Kimani was a long-time resident of the United States and was regarded as a respected and dependable…

The Kenya Embassy in Riyadh has begun a crackdown on unlicensed recruitment agencies accused of exploiting Kenyan job seekers seeking work in Saudi Arabia. In a public advisory issued this week, the embassy said it is targeting recruitment networks operating outside the law, particularly those…

The UK government has introduced new powers allowing law enforcement agencies to seize electronic devices from migrants without a prior arrest as part of a border security operation announced on 5 January. The Home Office said the measures are intended to strengthen intelligence-gathering against…

The family of Felister Kemunto Kaunda, a Kenyan migrant worker who died in Iraq, is seeking government assistance to repatriate her body for burial in Kisii. Relatives said Kemunto had been working in Iraq for three years and died a few weeks after renewing her employment contract. They have been…

Many Kenyans living in the United States are unable to return home during the December festive season due to high travel costs, immigration restrictions and personal circumstances that make international travel difficult or risky. Air travel between the US and Kenya during the holiday period is…