Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Cabinet Secretary (CS) and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has revealed that 730 Kenyan deportees have been returned to the country for various reasons since 2022.
When he appeared before the Senate Plenary on Wednesday, Mudavadi disclosed that the number includes 186 in 2022, 378 in 2023, and 166 in 2024.
”The state department of immigration and citizen services has informed that 730 Kenyans have been deported into the country since 2022 based on different grounds,” he stated.
Further, he asserted that Kenya has signed an agreement with South Africa regarding the rerun of Kenyan nationals refused entry in South Africa, granting the deportees necessary travel documents back to the country.
Similarly, he disclosed that 316 Kenyans have died in the Gulf States since 2002, with Saudi Arabia topping the list.
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He also said the government is negotiating with the countries to improve working conditions.
“The records we have show that the total number of Kenyans who have lost their lives in the Gulf region is 316,” he said.
He disclosed that the countries include Saudi Arabia with 166 deaths, Qatar with 58, UAE with 51, Iraq with 25, Bahrain with 10, Kuwait with 6, while Oman and Iran have zero deaths.
Further, he stated that Kenya will establish safe houses in the Gulf to shelter migrant workers in distress before they are repatriated.
