Voices of Home
Stories from diaspora Kenyans shaping the future
Profiles and reflections from people building, creating, leading and coming home in new ways.
Actress
Lupita Nyong’o: Rooted in Kisumu, Crowned by the World
There’s a quiet chapel near Lake Victoria where the wind moves through mango trees and time slows. It stands beside a dormitory built for orphaned girls—both
Singer-Songwriter
Victoria Kimani: Singing Home into Existence
Before the world knew her voice, Victoria Kimani was already learning how to translate distance into melody. Born on July 28, 1985, in Los Angeles, she
Content Creator
Eli Mwenda and the Podcast That Gave Kenyan Masculinity a Microphone
When Eli Mwenda landed back in Kenya after years of growing up in the UK, he arrived with a unique contradiction: he felt like a local with an outsider’s
Fencer
Alexandra Ndolo: The Blade That Carried Her Father’s Dream
In the early morning hours of July 27, 2024, as the lights inside Paris’s Grand Palais illuminated the fencing piste, Alexandra Ndolo stood still. Clad in
Entrepreneur
The Joyful Journey: How Joy Wanja Built an American Dream with Kenyan Roots
When Joy Wanja stood before a packed audience at the Daring Abroad Investment Forum in Houston, she radiated confidence well beyond her 27 years. A
Storyteller
Malia Ann: A Kenyan-American Storyteller Claiming Her Voice Beyond the White House
The plaid Vivienne Westwood corset and tiered skirt draped effortlessly over Malia Ann’s 5’11” frame as she stepped onto the red carpet at the 2024 Deauville
basketballer
Victoria Reynolds: Between Two Hoops and Two Homes
On a humid night in Alexandria, Egypt, under the sharp glare of arena lights and the roars of rival fans, a young woman in jersey #30 drives through defenders
Enviromentalist
The Earth’s Echo: How Wawa Gatheru’s Kenyan Roots Power a New Vision of Environmental Justice
Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru never set out to become a global face of climate justice. Yet today, she stands as one of the most important voices reimagining what
Journalist
Victoria Rubadiri: Kenya’s Voice to the World
Victoria Rubadiri never set out to be an icon. Yet, from the day she first stepped behind a microphone, her voice carried something unmistakable – a quiet