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At least 316 Kenyans have died in Gulf states since 2002

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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. [Denis Kibuchi,Standard]

Prime Cabinet Secretary and CS of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has revealed that at least three hundred and sixteen (316) Kenyans have died in Gulf States since 2002.

Appearing before the Senate on Wednesday, July 10, Mudavadi detailed the death toll across various Gulf countries as being 166 in Saudi Arabia, 58 in Qatar, 51 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 25 in Iraq, 10 in Bahrain, and six Kenyans in Kuwait. Oman and Iran reported no deaths.

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