Report Warns of High Risk Countries Exploiting Kenyans Abroad

Kenyans are often lured to these countries with promises of jobs in sectors such as hospitality and beauty, but end up as victims of tourist visa abuse and are coerced into criminal activities...

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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has issued a stern warning regarding the escalating exploitation of Kenyans seeking employment abroad in four high-risk regions: Southeast Asia, Russia, Gulf countries, and North Africa.

Over 751 Kenyans have been rescued from exploitation in Myanmar between 2022 and 2026.
The warning comes from Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, who submitted a report on May 7 to the Senate Standing Committee on Labour Migration.
Kenyans are being lured by organized, transnational, and technology-driven exploitation networks, with specific dangers including trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced cybercrime participation, and being misled into joining the conflict in Ukraine.