President William Ruto says Saudi Arabia has 350,000 job opportunities for Kenyans because they are the most hardworking of all migrant workers in the Middle East Country.

 Speaking in Eldoret, he said he secured the opportunities during his recent trip to Saudi Arabia last week.

“During my trip to Saudi Arabia last week, they need 350,000 workers and say Kenyan workers are better than the others because they’re hardworking,” he said.

The Head of State revealed that he will be going back to Riyadh in the next three weeks to unlock more investment and employment opportunities.

“We will soon sign a bilateral labour agreement with them in another three weeks,” he said.

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Speaking about his numerous foreign trips, Ruto hit back at critics saying he is the country's chief ambassador and that his trips are for the benefit of Kenyans.

"There are those who say I am flying out a lot, but they forget I'm the country's chief ambassador and I have to look for job opportunities for Kenyans," Ruto said.

Kenya and Saudi Arabia’s labour relations have been marred with cases of mistreatment and even the killing of Kenyan migrant workers in the past.

The former Foreign and Diaspora Affairs minister Alfred Mutua in November last year flew to the country on November 2 in a bid to address the plight of abused workers in the Gulf State.