Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa has pledged to raise awareness in the Senate regarding the plight of homeless Kenyans, including mothers and children, stranded in Saudi Arabia due to bureaucratic delays.

• The legislator highlighted a case of a Vihiga County Kenyan mother and her eight-year-old child stuck in Riyadh for years.
• A major obstacle to repatriation is the need for DNA testing for children born in Saudi Arabia, a process that can be severely delayed.
• The Guardian earlier this year reported that Kenyan women who gave birth in Saudi Arabia often face charges of criminalized sex before marriage, leading to children being declared "stateless" and denied exit visas.