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The PS called on all mothers in Saudi Arabia with undocumented children to reach out to the Embassy in Riyadh, the Consulate in Jeddah or the State De...
Thousands of Kenyan mothers and children remain trapped in Saudi Arabia, facing abuse, neglect, and a fight for legal recognition — as the government...
Saudi Arabia rolled out the skill-based work permit system in mid-2025, with reclassification of existing workers beginning June 18 and new arrivals c...
The move, formally announced by Nairobi's Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, is part of President William Ruto's directive to expand Kenya's fo...
The direct link seeks to cut travel times, facilitate faster deals, and provide a stronger platform for partnerships across agriculture, energy, finan...
Should Ruwange—who has yet to complete the standard four-year ambassadorial term—be recalled, his replacement could wait nearly a year or more to pres...
Kavayo reportedly died following harassment and abuse by her employers while performing her duties in Kilimani, Nairobi.
The Royal Court confirmed his death in a statement, noting that funeral prayers were held at Riyadh's Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque after Asr prayers...
Nairobi stressed that such initiatives aimed at restoring peace and stability in Sudan must be coordinated under African leadership rather than throug...
The US, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have proposed a roadmap for peace in conflict-battered Sudan. The plan calls for a permanent...
Kenya Hajj Mission, which operates under the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM), confirmed that the first stage of preparations for the 2026/14...
The Rapid Support Forces, originally formed from the Janjaweed militias in 2000s Darfur, later became a powerful state-backed paramilitary group that...
They emphasised that the council is the only legally mandated institution to coordinate the pilgrimage, adding that individuals or agencies operating...
Stephen Munyakho, who had been living in Saudi Arabia since 1996, was sentenced to death after a deadly fight with a Yemeni colleague in April 2011.
Munyakho explained that although he was originally sentenced to five years and expected to be freed in 2016, his situation changed drastically when Ha...
In a statement released on, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei confirmed that Munyakho was released at 10 am and is no longer on death...
The Hajj and Umrah Association of Kenya claims that SUPKEM has overreached its mandate by imposing hefty charges and excluding key players from essent...
At just 15, while studying as a military cadet in London, he suffered a devastating road accident in 2005 that caused severe brain injuries and intern...
Riyadh, which restored ties with Tehran two years ago, denounced the attacks as "blatant Israeli aggressions" undermining Iran's sovereignty, accordin...
The pilgrimage follows a specific set of rituals and is carried out in and around the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
The petition comes after a new report by Amnesty International revealed widespread abuse and exploitation of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia,...
In a statement on Monday, Amnesty expressed shock at Ruwange's utterances, made in a Facebook post on May 17, in which he dismissed the findings of th...
According to Mohammed, Saudi Arabia is home to more than 200,000 Kenyans working across different sectors, including domestic work, healthcare, constr...
Recruitment agencies commonly mislead them about the nature of the jobs, only for them to arrive in Saudi Arabia to a far grimmer reality.
According to Amnesty, the system leaves migrant domestic workers particularly vulnerable, as they are excluded from Saudi Arabia's labour protection l...
The IMCTC is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where delegates from member countries operate, undertaking tasks aligned with the coalition’s obje...
The New York Times exposé, published on April 4, exposed how some Kenyans working in the Gulf state were subjected to abuse, with embassy officials re...
The amount was paid by the Muslim World League, whose Secretary-General is Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa.
The Somali government’s push for legal intervention follows the execution of Somali national Mohamed Nur Hussein in February 2025.
Now, the family is left with the painful reality of not only grieving her loss but also struggling to afford the cost of repatriating her body, which...
