Saudi remittances double to Sh22bn amid maids abuse

The Central Bank of Kenya. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

Saudi Arabia has emerged as the fastest-growing source of remittances, pointing to increasing migration of jobless Kenyan workers despite cases of abuse and cruel treatment of foreign domestic workers in the Middle East nation.

Fresh official data — based on cash flows through formal channels — indicate that diaspora remittances from Saudi Arabia have more than doubled in the past two years.

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