Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi strongly denied accusations that President William Ruto's family profits from the government's Saudi labour export program, specifically from an insurance company for workers, during a National Assembly appearance on November 19, 2025. These claims originated from a New York Times report detailing alleged profiteering by senior officials and inhumane conditions faced by Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia.

• Mudavadi stated that "no single insurance company has a monopoly" for coverage and denied government involvement in "human trafficking" or "slave trading," in response to questions from Samburu West MP Naisula Lesuuda.
• The New York Times report also highlighted the plight of stranded Kenyan mothers and their undocumented children in Saudi Arabia due to legal issues surrounding births outside marriage.
• Principal Secretary Roseline Njogu of the State Department for Diaspora Affairs detailed pathways for mothers to obtain birth certificates, including the Mwanamberi Project and a Joint Interdepartmental Working Group with Saudi authorities, but noted low utilization.