The Kenyan diaspora’s involvement in development has increasingly become an object of research and government policy. This paper explores the ways that members of the contemporary Kenyan diaspora in the United States participate in education-related activities ‘back home’, emphasising their motivation as well as barriers to and facilitators of their engagement. Findings from this mixed-method study of Kenyans living in the United States suggest that participants’ transnational activities related to education are diverse and directed towards individuals known to them and a wide range of institutions. Additionally, their engagement is mediated by personal circumstances, beliefs about the transformative power of education, and trust in existing structures. Furthermore, study participants are interested in increasing their level of educational engagement despite persistent institutional and structural barriers. The paper suggests measures that could enhance diaspora engagement in education in Kenya.

肯尼亚侨民对发展的参与日益成为研究和政府政策的对象。本文探讨了当代散居美国的肯尼亚侨民在“家乡”参与教育相关活动的方式，强调了他们的动机以及他们参与的障碍和促进因素。这项针对居住在美国的肯尼亚人的混合方法研究的结果表明，参与者与教育相关的跨国活动是多种多样的，并且针对他们认识的个人和范围广泛的机构。此外，他们的参与取决于个人情况、对教育变革力量的信念以及对现有结构的信任。此外，尽管存在持续存在的制度和结构障碍，研究参与者仍有兴趣提高他们的教育参与水平。该文件提出了可以加强侨民参与肯尼亚教育的措施。