Social & Health
Bereavement is a social risk that poses the greatest challenge to a diaspora, and close to it is long-term illness that shatters one's dream for financial stability.
Common Challenges
The concept of a diaspora vision arises from shared challenges. Regardless of race, tribe, religion, affiliation, or social status, social heritage shows that when an issue affects individuals collectively, it becomes a community concern.
In the diaspora, the following are addressed as matters of community interest:
Discrimination
Discrimination happens in diaspora where host-nation systems work against diaspora interests. It also happens in Kenya through actions of personnel in public institutions.
Constitutional
Diaspora citizens often cannot vote, be elected, be appointed to government, or access public services. Their opinions rarely count despite being citizens.
Citizenship Dilemma
Diaspora children face a citizenship dilemma: host nations treat them as second-class citizens, while Kenya can view such children as foreigners.