MP Under Fire for Claiming Kenyans Working in the Middle East are Picked from Local Brothels and Bars

Nominated MP David Sankok is under fire for claiming that Kenyans working in Gulf nations as housemaids are sourced from brothels and bars in Nairobi.

Sankok, who is part of a Kenyan delegation that is presently in Saudi Arabia to meet the country’s Labor officials to discuss the plight of Kenyans working there, made the claims via a Facebook post on Thursday.

The MP pointed fingers at local recruitment agencies, accusing them of sourcing laborers from Koinange Street, bars, and brothels such as Sabina Joy.

He observed that the agencies do not train migrant workers before placing them in jobs abroad.

“From my assessment, the problem is Kenya recruitment agents pick girls from Koinange street, bars, and brothels and export them as immigrant workers without pre-departure training on laws, traditions, and cultures of foreign countries,” he wrote.

“Even back home you cannot pick a house help from Koinange Street or Sabina Joy and expect house services without parental control.”

Sankok vowed to introduce amendments to the labor migration laws that will require Kenyan migrant workers to have good morals and the right education.

“We will lobby executive to fast-track the signing of bilateral agreements that will protect all Kenyan workers in the Middle East. We will not allow families to send drug addicts for rehabilitation to the Middle East disguising as laborers. We will not allow prostitutes from Sabina-joy to go to the Middle East with hidden agendas disguising as immigrant workers,” he declared.