UDA Senator Visits Kenyan Mothers, Children Living In Saudi Streets
Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa has committed to taking action in the Senate after learning about the situation of homeless Kenyans stranded in Saudi Arabia.
The Senator turned to social media on Thursday, November 13, to highlight the challenges of women and children who have been homeless for years.
According to the politician, bureaucratic delays have left moms and children trapped.
Thang’wa stated that he met a Kenyan mother from Vihiga County who was living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with her eight-year-old child.
🇰🇪 Kenyan Mothers Stranded in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
— Sen. Karungo wa Thang'wa (@KarungoThangwa) November 13, 2025
She is a Kenyan from Vihiga County.
Together with her 8 year old daughter, she is now homeless in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Many ask, why can’t she just come back home?
She can’t. Her fate lies in the hands of the Kenyan Embassy in… pic.twitter.com/fBImSIqnUd
The woman was allegedly stranded in the Middle East for years due to administrative delays at the Kenyan Embassy.
According to the Senator, some Kenyan women were unable to return to their native country because they gave birth to children in the Middle East, a condition that necessitates DNA testing before the children may be allowed to return.
“Her situation is heartbreaking. She either leaves without her daughter or remains stranded indefinitely in Saudi Arabia,” Senator wa Thang’wa said.
In the instance of the Vihiga woman, officials allegedly took samples of her and her child three years ago while traveling from Kenya through the embassy; however, no results have ever been made public.
“How many more mothers must wait? How many children must grow up stateless, homeless, and forgotten while offices trade silence and bureaucracy?” Thang’wa posed.
The Senator demanded explanations from the Kenyan government and the embassy in Riyadh.
He also invited Kenyans facing similar hardships in Saudi Arabia to contact him directly, promising to discuss the subject on the Senate floor.
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An investigation by The Guardian earlier this year found that a number of Kenyan women who went to Saudi Arabia for domestic management employment were unable to leave after giving birth.
According to the research, children conceived during partnerships with other foreign workers went unregistered since Saudi Arabian rules prohibited sex before marriage.
Children born in the nation outside of marriage are denied legal documents, prohibiting them from receiving exit visas because they are considered “stateless”.
Meanwhile, the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Kenya), or COTU, has cautioned Kenyans not to travel overseas for jobs without first registering with the embassies of the countries where they intend to work.
UDA Senator Visits Kenyan Mothers, Children Living In Saudi Streets
