Pressure on Govt Over 8 Kenyans Detained in Libya
Families appeal to the government as eight Kenyan nationals remain in detention in Libya for more than six weeks...
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Eight Kenyans have been detained in Benghazi, Libya, for over six weeks after a dispute over unpaid salaries escalated due to a language barrier. Families are now urgently appealing to the Kenyan government for intervention.
- The workers were arrested on March 21 after demanding two to three months of withheld salaries.
- Families have condemned the lack of assistance from employment agencies and are pleading with the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs.
- The detainees are being held at a detention centre in Benghazi, facing accusations of assaulting security officers.
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