Amnesty International Kenya has issued fresh demands to the government after the Kenyan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Mohamed Ruwange, dismissed its report detailing the reality of migrant workers in the Middle Eastern nation.
The report, dubbed Saudi Arabia: Locked in, Left Out: The Hidden Lives of Kenyan Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia, documented the plight of 72 Kenyan domestic workers in the country, whose plight the ambassador termed as exaggerated and unverified in his response on May 17. "Amnesty International is shocked to read the response of the Kenyan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Ruwange, to our 12 May 2025 report, Saudi Arabia: Locked in, left out: The hidden lives of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia," part of the statement read.
In the statement, the human rights organisation demanded that the Labour Cabinet Secretary, Alfred Mutua, dig deeper into the report and come up with a detailed response to the matter.
Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua engaging youths at Bomas of Kenya, January 17, 2025.
