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Mudavadi

Riyadh skyline at dusk showing the King Abdullah Financial District towers and Kingdom Tower, Saudi Arabia

The Hotline and the Handshake: What Kenya's First Riyadh Consultations Actually Promised Its Workers in Saudi Arabia

Kenya and Saudi Arabia have held their first-ever political consultations. For Kenyan workers in the Kingdom, the question now is whether a pledge and a phone line become real protection.

3 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.

5 days ago4 min

The Colosseum in Rome at dusk, emblem of Italy, where Kenya hopes new legal work pathways will open

Politics

A Door Opens on the Mediterranean: What Kenya's New Labour Deal With Italy Promises the Next Wave of Workers Abroad

8 days ago5 min

The Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, where Kenya's legislature will weigh ratifying anti-mercenary treaties.

World

The Recruits Kenya Wants Back: How a Mercenary Treaty Aims to Pull Citizens Off Russia's Front Line

13 days ago5 min

Diaspora

Judged One Citizen at a Time: How Mudavadi's Diaspora Diplomacy Faces Its Hardest Audience

15 days ago6 min

Diaspora

The Long Way Home: How Kenya's Diaspora Became Both Its Lifeline and Its Hardest Diplomatic Test

15 days ago5 min