Slaida Vugutsa's mother Robai Seyangwa is consoled by relatives after viewing her body for confirmation at JKIA on April 29, 2021. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]With the rising rate of unemployment (2.64 per cent in 2019 and 7.27 per cent in 2020), Kenya’s youth are turning to more desperate measures to find jobs. For many women seeking domestic jobs in Gulf countries, that quest for a happy life turns tragic by the day. For many who lose their lives in the Gulf, the causes of death are never revealed by the host country or the Kenyan embassy. Granted, not every person who finds employment in a Gulf country returns in a coffin and neither do they all become victims of cruel employers.

Source: Standard Digital May 04, 2021 00:00 UTC