These numbers are almost equivalent to the foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, and may in fact outstrip official development aid (ODA) to the entire developing world. For Kenya, Diaspora remits an average of $ 50 billion each month through the formal channels such us commercial banks and authorized international money transfer entities.
2  BIS Review 128/2009  Against this backdrop, the Government has initiated a process to develop a policy framework for mainstreaming the Kenya Diaspora community in the development agenda.