Good morning,
For the past few weeks there has been an uproar over Kenyans working abroad specifically the gulf countries undergoing untold suffering in the hands of their employers.
In efforts to eke a living in the greener pastures many have flown out of the country as healthy individuals and returned home in bad health conditions or in coffins.
As a result, the Central Organization Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli says the government should be involved in negotiating working terms for domestic workers in Arab counties
Atwoli also wanted the government to ban the employment agencies after disturbing video of ‘Kenyan woman breastfeeding dogs in Saudi Arabia’ emerged.
However, the Association of Skilled Migrant Agencies of Kenya (ASMAK) termed the video fake.
Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (Kewopa) yesterday asked the government to impose a total ban on the deployment of domestic workers to the Middle East.
Led by Kewopa chairperson and Githunguri lawmaker Gathoni Wamuchomba, the leaders said it is regrettable that young girls who seek greener pastures return home in coffins.
Legisltors have since called on the government to provide data on the actual number of girls who are currently working in the Middle East countries and the measures being taken to protect them from further mistreatment.
What do you think about Kewopa’s request to impose a total ban on deployment of domestic workers to the Middle East?
Meanwhile, here are news stories making headlines on Opera News today;
How missing Ugandan MP secretly used matatu from Tom Mboya street to Kampala
Details of how Mr David Wandendeya Wakikona, a Ugandan MP, left Samra Court located along Argwings Kodhek road in Nairobi County to Kampala, Uganda can now be revealed.
Nairobi News has established that Mr Wakikona, on Sunday, October 9, 2022, without informing any of his colleagues from the Ugandan parliament that he was with at the apartments, decided to leave.
President Ruto’s CS Nominee In Trouble as Prosecution Orders Evidence Review In Fraud Case
President Ruto’s choice of nominee as Cabinet Secretary for Public Service is not completely off the hook in regards to her corruption case. The outspoken coastal leader is accused of embezzling Sh19 Million from the NG-CDF Kitty.
In a new twist to her case, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) has sought to review the evidence in the case. Through Senior Assistant State Counsel Henry Githinji, the ODPP informed Mombasa Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku that he wanted the issue adjourned so as to allow him review evidence and file a new application before the courts.
Peter Kagwanja Predicts The Person Who Might Succeed Ruto In 2032, It’s Not Gachagua
Political analyst Peter Kagwanja has predicted of the person who might succeed William Ruto in 2032 as president.
According to him, Sakaja stands the best chance to take over from William Ruto but it will all depend with his performance as the Nairobi Governor. According to Kagwanja, if the governor works well for Nairobi residents then he has the best chances.