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Diaspora Travel

Traffic moving along the Nairobi Expressway toward the city centre under a grey morning sky

Lock the Doors, Watch the News: Washington's Saba Saba Advisory and the Diaspora's July Homecoming

As Nairobi wakes to checkpoints and tear gas, a quiet US Embassy advisory lands hardest on the thousands of diaspora Kenyans home for the July holidays.

about 2 months ago5 min

Aircraft wing seen from a passenger window above clouds at sunset during a long-haul flight

Business

The Summer of Thin Kerosene: Why the Flight Home to Kenya Costs More This July

A ten-week closure of the Strait of Hormuz drained jet fuel stocks from Europe to the Gulf, and the bill is landing on diaspora booking screens just as the annual journey home begins.

about 2 months ago5 min

A Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in flight showing its red, white and green livery

Business

Turning Back Over Chad: The Night Kenya Airways' New York Dreamliner Came Home Early

about 2 months ago4 min

Health

The Form Before the Jet Bridge: How Kenya's Ebola Screening Is Reshaping the Diaspora's Summer Trip Home

2 months ago4 min

A Kenya Airways Boeing 777-300 on the tarmac at London Heathrow Airport under an overcast sky.

Business

The Plane That Came Home First: How Kenya Airways' Returning 777 Reopens the Diaspora's Road to London

2 months ago5 min