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Labour

A specimen United States Permanent Resident Card, or green card, issued by US Citizenship and Immigration Services

The Longer Road to the Card: How a US Rewrite of Green-Card Sponsorship Could Slow Kenya's Skilled Exodus

Washington is preparing the biggest overhaul of employer-sponsored green cards in two decades — and for Kenyan nurses, engineers and IT workers, the wait just got more uncertain.

8 days ago5 min

The skyline of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the Kingdom Centre tower rising above the city at dusk

World

Three Days in Riyadh: Mudavadi Carries the Hopes of 300,000 Kenyan Workers Into Saudi Talks

Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary has begun a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, where labour protections for Kenyan workers and market access for Kenyan exports top the agenda.

13 days ago4 min

A construction worker in a high-visibility jacket and hard hat at a building site, looking serious

Diaspora

The Wage That Vanished on the Way to Milan: How Kenyan Hands Helped Build an American Outpost for Less Than Two Euros an Hour

24 days ago5 min