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Gulf of death: Saudi deaths double, casting long shadow on State jobs drive

A section of Kenyan Migrant workers who are leaving for the Kingdom of saudi Arabia and Qatar.  [Collins Oduor, Standard]

The number of Kenyan workers who died in Saudi Arabia doubled in 2023, defying the overall trend where the number of registered deaths of Kenyans occurring abroad reduced by 10 per cent during the year. 

New data shows that the number of registered deaths in Saudi Arabia grew to 29 in 2023,...