Stop Kenyans from seeking jobs in the Gulf if we can't protect them

Slaida Vugutsa's mother Robai Seyangwa is consoled by relatives after viewing her body for confirmation at JKIA on April 29, 2021. Slaida was allegedly murdered and dumped by her employer in Saudi Arabia. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

With the rising rate of unemployment (2.64 per cent in 2019 and 7.27 per cent in 2020), Kenya’s youth are turning to more desperate measures to find jobs.

And when an opportunity arises that is tailor-made to entice desperate job seekers, it is the most desperate and those with little else to turn to (socially, financially and professionally) who fall prey to the trap of jobs that promise a lucrative source of livelihood but instead delivers death.