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Saudi Arabia

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.

2 days ago4 min

Passengers walking at the international departures terminal of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya

Diaspora

The Morning She Said She Was Going to Work: A Kitengela Family and the Secret Flights Carrying Kenyan Women to the Gulf

She left home on 18 June saying she was headed to her job. By nightfall her husband learned she was in Saudi Arabia — recruited by brokers who never told the family.

4 days ago5 min

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, the departure point for many Kenyan migrant workers heading to the Gulf states.

Diaspora

The Contract Signed in Hope: Inside Kenya's Deadly Labour Pipeline to the Gulf

6 days ago5 min

A Kenyan shilling banknote, representing the diaspora remittances that millions of families at home depend on each month.

Business

The Money That Stopped Coming: How a Gulf War and a Saudi Tax Squeezed Kenya's Diaspora Lifeline

7 days ago5 min

A pair of hands counting United States dollar banknotes, the currency most Kenyan diaspora remittances arrive in

Business

The Money That Stopped Coming Home: How a Gulf Squeeze Pushed Kenya's Remittances Into the Red

10 days ago5 min

Kenyan shilling banknotes fanned out, representing the diaspora remittances that support millions of households back home

Business

The Smaller Envelope: How Gulf Turmoil Pushed Kenya's Diaspora Lifeline Into the Red

11 days ago5 min

A hand holding cash banknotes, evoking money sent home by Kenyan workers in the diaspora.

Business

The Money That Stopped Coming Home: How the Gulf's Troubles Turned Kenya's Diaspora Lifeline Negative

11 days ago5 min

Crisp banknotes fanned out on a table, representing money sent home by workers abroad

Business

The Envelope That Came Up Short: How a Gulf Tax and a Distant War Are Thinning Kenya's Diaspora Lifeline

13 days ago5 min

The skyline of a Gulf city at dusk, where tens of thousands of Kenyan migrant workers are employed.

Business

The Calm After the Sirens: What an Iran Ceasefire Means for the Kenyans Who Keep the Gulf Running

14 days ago5 min

Travellers in the departures area of Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, a major transit hub for Gulf-bound migrant workers

Business

Paid for Two Months: Inside the Reckoning Over Kenya's Gulf Labour Pipeline

14 days ago5 min

Silhouette of a woman standing alone at a window in a darkened room, suggesting isolation and the quiet of return.

Diaspora

Two Months' Pay, Seven Years Gone: A Kenyan Mother's Return From Saudi Arabia and the Homecoming With No Net

15 days ago5 min

Travellers and signage inside a busy airport departures terminal, suitcases in hand

Business

The Corridor That Carried Them: How a Tightening Gulf Is Unwinding Kenya's Labour-Export Bargain

15 days ago5 min