DIASPORA NEWS

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says a rescue mission was dispatched to evacuate 26 Kenyans stranded in Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion. The 26 Kenyans, mostly students, are stranded in Sumy, a city in northeastern Ukraine, where at least 21 people were killed following an airstrike by…

Deputy President William Ruto has played down concerns of vote-rigging in the forthcoming elections. Ruto, who is presently on a tour of the United Kingdom, assured his diaspora supporters that the August 9th presidential election will be free and fair, saying he has trust in the Independent…

Deputy President William Ruto has continued to woo Kenyans in the diaspora to back his quest for the presidency. At a meeting with a group of Kenyans living in the UK, Ruto pledged that if elected president, he will introduce a ‘diaspora bond’ that will enable Kenyans abroad to lend money to the…

Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday arrived in London for a three-day tour of the United Kingdom. Ruto, who just concluded his week-long tour of the United States, was received in London by Kenya’s Ambassador to the UK Manoah Esipisu. While in the UK, the deputy president is expected to meet…

Deputy President William Ruto has pledged to bring back home deported Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna if he is elected president in August. In an interview with Voice of America, the deputy president insisted that Miguna is a Kenyan citizen and believes he did nothing wrong to be banished.…

Deputy President William Ruto has pledged to put in place proper structures to address the concerns of Kenyans in the diaspora if elected president in August. Ruto, who spoke at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Maryland on Friday, said his administration would introduce specific packages to meet the…

Deputy President William Ruto is on Thursday expected to visit the White House. Ruto is scheduled to hold a meeting at the US National Security Council at the White House, according to Hussein Mohamed, the director of communication for Ruto's Presidential Campaign Secretariat. "The Deputy President…

A Kenyan medical student who fled Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion has narrated her ordeal while seeking refuge in Poland, which has opened her borders to thousands fleeing the conflict. Speaking to British newspaper The Guardian, the 24-year-old said she faced discrimination at the…

Deputy President William Ruto has asked the US and the international community to intervene and stop alleged attempts to influence the outcome of Kenya’s August 9th presidential election. Ruto, who is eyeing the presidency in the forthcoming elections, claims there is a group of individuals trying…

Deputy President William Ruto held a meeting with Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts during his ongoing tour of the US. Ruto and Governor Ricketts discussed issues of mutual benefit between Kenya and Nebraska, particularly in the agriculture and livestock sectors. “The State of Nebraska is home to the…