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Cabinet secretary for East African Community, Labour and Social Protection Phyllis Kandie has said that new rules have been put in place to protect Kenyans seeking employment in the Middle East.
This comes at a time when cases of Kenyan workers have been mistreated in The gulf region being on the rise.
According to Kandie, the new rules and regulation are meant to ensure that recruitment agencies are vetted and licensed, migrants are trained and labour attachés in three Middle Eastern countries are in place to help Kenyan workers settle.
To date, about 20 members of the Association of Skilled Migrant Agencies of Kenya have been licensed as agents.
The ministry set to publish their names to help Kenyans in chosinv the right agency.
The new changes which will take effect in a few weeks will see the ban of domestic workers travelling to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia lifted.
Current, only those going for professional positions are permitted to go.
This is expected to bring to an end the horror stories of young Kenyans working in the Gulf countries.