DIASPORA NEWS
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Pascal Odira Ndiege, the younger brother to the late Kenyan politician Tom Mboya has died in the United States aged 69.
Odira passed away in Sacramento, California where he was living with his family, according to reports.
In 1974, courtesy of his late brother Mboya’s friends, the deceased…
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Tatu City has launched a raffle that will see a lucky Kenyan diaspora winner flown home from any location in the world.
Entry into the raffle is free and open to any Kenyan living and working abroad aged 18 and above.
As an added bonus, the winner will be given a chance to invite a friend or family…
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Azimio La Umoja presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga has started assembling his diaspora campaign team ahead of the August 9th elections.
Odinga, through a letter dated March 30th, appointed three strategists to spearhead his campaign in the United Kingdom and Europe.
The three, Ali Ali,…
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A Kenyan-born woman living in the United States could not hide her joy after finally fulfilling her dream of opening her own business.
On Monday, Priscah Norton opened a café christened "Coffee 4 All" in Stoughton, a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, in what she described as a dream come true.…
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A Kenyan living in the UK has filed a petition seeking to stop a directive requiring mobile service providers to register their customers afresh.
Eliud Karanja Matindi, through a petition filed at the High Court in Nairobi, argues that the directive by the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) is…
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Joshua Omwenga, a Kenyan-born healthcare provider has become a US Army reserve medic.
Spc. Omwenga, who was born and raised in Western Kenya, is serving as a combat medic with the 444th Minimal Care Detachment of the US military.
The specialist worked as a teacher in Kenya before moving to the US…
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A Kenyan woman has been reported missing in Gillette, Wyoming. 32-year-old Irene Wairimu Gakwa was last heard from on March 4, 2022, according to Gillette Police Department.
Wairimu is described as a black female, 5’1”, 100 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
Gillette police say Wairimu’s phone…
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The lawyer of a Kenyan accused of killing a man in Leesburg, Virginia in November 2021 says his client believed he was stabbing the devil in an attempt to save the world.
23-year-old Melvin Wasike of Fairfax County is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated…
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US-based Kenyan politician Ombori Monari, alias Cosmo Choy, has apologized for insulting former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta.
Choy, a stern supporter of Deputy President William Ruto, issued a public apology to President Kenyatta’s family over the recent verbal attack on Mama Ngina
Through social…
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A Kenyan family is appealing for help after their daughter went missing in Saudi Arabia, where she works as a house help.
Agnes Wairimu, alias Shiro, last contacted her mother Josephine Wairimu on March 1st crying out for help, saying she had gone for days without a meal.
“Mum, please…
