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President William Ruto accompanied by leaders from Western region during Labour Day celebration at Friends Chavakali School, Vihiga on May 1, 2026. [Brian Kisanji, Standard]
Kenya has not been subjected to a fresh ban on the deployment of domestic workers to Kuwait, the Kenyan Embassy in Kuwait has clarified, dismissing reports circulating in sections of the media and on social media as misleading and inaccurate.
In a statement issued on June 11, 2026, the Embassy said recent communications from Kuwaiti authorities regarding domestic worker recruitment had been misinterpreted as a new restriction targeting Kenya.
It stressed that the current situation remains unchanged and that the suspension of domestic worker deployment was a decision voluntarily taken by the Kenyan government about two years ago.
