kenya diaspora remittances Stories

Parliamentary Budget Office projects Sh40 million annual revenue from Diaspora Citizenship Bill
Parliamentary Budget Office projects Sh40 million annual revenue from Diaspora Citizenship Bill
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 22, 2025

The revenue will stem from the estimated four million Kenyans living in the diaspora, with a small percentage, 0.01 per cent, of them expected to appl...

Migrant workers up by more than 30 million on increased pursuit for greener pastures
Migrant workers up by more than 30 million on increased pursuit for greener pastures
Alfred Onyango  |  Jan 24, 2025

In 2022, Kenyan expatriates living and working in Saudi Arabia sent home a total of $302.26 million (equivalent to Sh48 billion then).

Diaspora remittances up by Sh2.4 billion in October
Diaspora remittances up by Sh2.4 billion in October
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 19, 2024

Kenyans living abroad sent home Sh56.7 billion in October 2024, marking a Sh2.4 billion increase from September's Sh54.4 billion.

Diaspora Kenyans sent home Sh913 million more in May
Diaspora Kenyans sent home Sh913 million more in May
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 17, 2024

According to WorldRemit research, Kenya is one of the top recipients of remittances on the continent, with the primary uses being household needs, hea...

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