State may suspend travel to Saudi for domestic workers

Foreign Affairs PS Amb Macharia Kamau before Labour and Social Welfare Committee in Parliament Nairobi on Thursday, September 23 2021, where he appeared to shed light on the plight of Kenyan immigrants in the Middle East [David Njaaga, Standard]

The government is now considering suspending travel by Kenyans travelling to Saudi Arabia to be domestic workers.

Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau told the Labour and Social Welfare Committee at Parliament yesterday the move was informed by increase in the number of deaths of Kenyans in Saudi and cases of mistreatment.