An article in the East African titled, “US places 15 Kenyans on high profile deportation list,” reads, “A statement from ICE shows that as of November 24, 2024, there were 1,445,549 non-citizens of various countries across the world. Among them, 1,282 Kenyans residing in the US are targeted for deportation in line with President Trump’s pre-election promise to clear the country of illegal immigrants.” Diaspora Kenyans can return to Kenya through the Diaspora University Town (DUT) plan, bringing their intellectual capital back to Kenya.
Diaspora Kenyans left Kenya in search of opportunities. From 1992 to 2023, the U.S Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew from $5.3 trillion to $28 trillion. Countries implementing GDP growth strategies saw human resource demand rise to millions. Through job creation, millions of immigrants flocked to the U.S. and other countries with growing GDPs during the last 35 years.
Today, GDP growth in these countries has slowed. The number of new jobs created is insufficient to meet demand from those entering the labor market. One way to create jobs for those entering the job market is to terminate and deport immigrants who commit offences. During the 35 years of GDP growth, some of the offences that deport immigrants today were treated as minor.
A statement written in the East African online captures the current thinking. It reads, “Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and unyielding love for freedom – not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, drain our hard-earned dollars, or seize benefits owed to Americans. We don’t want them.”
Diaspora University Town (DUT), on the other hand, needs Diaspora Kenyans to return home to contribute to Kenya's GDP growth and create millions of new jobs. Dan Kamau, DUT Project Director and formerly of Worcester, MA, is asking Diaspora Kenyans to join DUT. He says, “As an economist, I understood that this was bound to happen. This is one reason I worked on the DUT plan.”
Dan explains that in 1940, U.S. GDP was $100 billion; it grew to $5.3 trillion by 1988, in 48 years. This GDP growth would anchor subsequent growth, with 2025 GDP surpassing $30 trillion in the U.S. and $100 trillion globally. He says, “The story today should not be about deportation but about the return of Diaspora Kenyans to develop Kenya.”
Speaking about the Diaspora University Town (DUT) plan, Dan says it is designed to grow Kenya's GDP by efficiently leveraging land, human, and financial resources. He says Diaspora Kenyans have an intellectual resource that is needed.
He adds, “DUT is currently looking for about 2,000 Diaspora Kenyans who want to come back and take up 2,000 jobs as Diaspora University creates 20,000 jobs through the University, Hospital, Town, MSMEs, and Organizations.
He adds, “The Diaspora Kenyans joining us will end up living in a well-planned Diaspora University Town. He further projects that, by 2035, the Diaspora University and MSMEs established by Diaspora Kenyans will contribute to Kenya's GDP growth and create thousands of new jobs, as well-planned towns are developed across Kenya. A Diaspora Kenyan can return to Kenya and be assured the highest standard of healthcare, a clean and healthy environment, and security in any of these towns.
