I thought if you are in the diaspora you can vote as long as you register at the embassy, then you would go and vote at the Embassy. If you are in the states you have to go to either New York DC or LA to vote, I thought this was already passed, so whats the talk of people being blocked from voting?

Every Kenyan citizen above 18 has the right to vote whether you pay taxes or not. Arent we all taxes through goods and services

Its the right of every Kenyan to vote! Period. I have had the misfortune of being called a diaspora in the past. The feeling that those abroad are having all the fun out there without suffering is not fun. You work three jobs,Break your back at a Fedex, Mellon, Giant Eagle or MacDonalds facility, remit all locally, pay withholding and all other taxes and then you are considered a foreigner? (Just because some fool thinks you are sweeping money off the streets of Pittsburgh or Dallas). The future belongs to all of us since we all have a stake in the country. A diaspora who pays tax perhaps has more rights to vote than Jamleck Kamau or Eunice Wamalwa who are evading tax payment through technicalities! Put systems in place and no one will manipulate the voting process let alone the diaspora vote. Americans even have early voting and this does not compromise the integrity of the whole process. Its called respect of the RULE OF LAW!

Kenyans abroad have always had voting rights.if they want to vote they can always fly back,register as voters fly back and then come back and vote.think of the many countries where kenyans live e.g uganda,morocco,licheinstein,european union,russia etc.it would be a nightmare organizing the elections.btw,the diasporans send the remittances to their families not treasury and if they want to peg that on their quest to vote they can stop and their families will feel the pinch most.

I think any individual in the disapora who claims to be a Kenyan but has never stepped foot in Kenya in more than 10 years should not be allowed to vote.