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Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi in Riyadh with His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Foreign Affairs on June 5, 2026. [PCS]
Kenya and Saudi Arabia have signed a new labour recruitment agreement aimed at strengthening the protection of Kenyan migrant workers, as the two countries also sealed three bilateral deals to boost investment, trade and economic cooperation.
The Labour Recruitment and Employment Agreement, signed during Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s official visit to Riyadh, seeks to establish stronger safeguards on ethical recruitment, worker protection, skills recognition, improved working conditions and the welfare of Kenyans employed in the country.
The agreement come against the backdrop of years of complaints by Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, many of whom have reported physical abuse, unpaid wages, confiscation of travel documents, excessive working hours, sexual harassment and restrictions on their movement under exploitative employment arrangements.
