DIASPORA NEWS
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A 29-year-old woman with Kenyan roots was this week found dead in the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said the lifeless body of Kenya Rose Chebii was found floating on the water body on Monday after drowning, according to The St. Augustine…
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President Kenyatta’s nominee for Kenya’s High Commissioner to South Korea, Mwende Mwinzi has won the battle to retain her United States citizenship following Thursday’s High Court ruling.
Justice James Makau dismissed Mwende’s application filed at the Constitutional and Human Rights Division,…
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An arrest warrant for several felonies has been issued for a Kenyan man in York County, Pennsylvania who is accused of sexually assaulting his cellmate and choking the man into unconsciousness.
Clifford Kamau Ibirithi, 34, is charged with several felonies including sexual assault, strangulation,…
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Every Kenyan Citizen who has a Personal Identification Number (PIN) is required to file their tax returns by law. Individuals who possess a PIN and fail to file their return, are culpable to an interest accruing penalty for every year for which the return is not filed.
Who should have a KRA PIN?…
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US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a proposed rule to make it harder for asylum seekers in the United States to obtain work authorizations.
In a proposed rule sent to the Federal Register on Monday, November 13th and set to be published on November 14th, USCIS proposes to…
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A United States court has convicted Kenyan man, David Njuguna of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Massachusetts State Trooper, Thomas Clardy.
On Tuesday, Worcester Superior Court Judge Janet Kenton-Walker ruled that Njuguna is guilty of involuntary manslaughter but noted that prosecutors…
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Are You a Kenyan in the Diaspora and Planning to Return to Kenya? Here is What You Can Relocate With
For a Kenyan who has lived in the diaspora, when moving back to Kenya you are allowed, among other items, one motor vehicle (excluding buses and mini buses) into the country duty free subject to some few conditions.
First, the regulations for exporting cars to Kenya still apply hence the car…
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A US-based Kenyan bishop has blasted some Kenyan immigrants living in the US, accusing them of tarnishing the good reputation of the community.
Bishop GG Gitahi of Kenyan American Community Church (KACC) in Marietta, Georgia castigated the group over what he described as “unacceptable behaviors.”…
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Kenyan nurses in the United States over the weekend gave back to the community by conducting a health screening exercise.
The health workers held a free medical camp in Metropolitan Atlanta on Sunday under the Kenyan Nurses in Diaspora (KENID), a non-profit organization formed by Kenyan nurses in…
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A Kenyan man on trial for manslaughter in Worcester, Massachusetts, was last week kicked out of court after he became unruly.
The judge ordered 33-year-old David Njuguna removed after he stood up to apologize and also criticize his attorneys and the US judicial system.
Njuguna, who allegedly killed…
