Newly appointed Foreign Affairs CS Dr. Alfred Mutua has met with representatives of employment agents who recruit Kenyans for jobs in Saudi Arabia.
In a statement on Monday, October 31, Dr. Mutua said that the government's mission was to understand the issues Kenyan workers were facing in Saudi Arabia so as to provide a solution.
He said that the meeting was informative of the cry for help by a section of Kenyan workers in Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Mutua intimated that he will be travelling to Saudi Arabia this week to meet with the Saudi authorities and the Kenyans living in the diaspora.
He said that his trip was meant to enable him to develop a long-lasting solution to the challenges faced by Kenyan workers.
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"I will be travelling to Saudi Arabia this week to meet the authorities and Kenyan Diaspora with a view to gathering more information that will enable me to institute long-lasting solutions to the challenges faced by Kenyan workers," said.
According to Mutua, the government was determined to do everything to tackle the situation of Kenyan workers in Saudi Arabia.
He further added that the government will assist recruitment agencies in Kenya in conducting business for the benefit of Kenyans.
"As a government we'll do everything possible to get to the bottom of this matter. We must keep our citizens working outside the country safe and sound. The government will also facilitate the recruitment agencies to conduct their business successfully for the benefit of Kenyans," Dr. Mutua said.
