A SEAT AT THE TABLE
I didn’t start Diaspora News Radio because I wanted to be a broadcaster. I started it because I was tired. Tired of watching hardworking diasporans being treated as if we are only good for remittances. Tired of seeing our expertise ignored. Tired of decisions made for us but never with us. My story is no different from many others. Graduating in Kenya, moving to the U.S., stumbling through culture shock, taking credentialing classes, working job after job until my feet knew exhaustion better than rest. But we survived. We thrived. We built careers, businesses, families, communities. Yet we still remained outside the room where decisions were made. One day, I told myself: Enough. If they won’t give us a seat at the table, I will build a new table. So Diaspora News Radio became that table, a place for honest conversations, tough questions, cultural pride, and community empowerment. Here, we approach leadership not with hostility but with expectation. We demand transparency. We elevate professionals. We teach our children where they come from. We share opportunities and protect our own. My dream is simple: That one day, no diaspora member will ever feel invisible. That our leaders will know we are watching, listening, and ready to speak. That our home country will grow stronger, not in spite of us, but because of us. Together, we are rewriting the narrative. Together, we are claiming our space. Together, we are saying to the world: We are here, we matter, and we will not be forgotten.
