Piece by: Naomi Waweru

13 October 2022

• Francis Atwoli (COTU leader) asked for the ban of the recruitment agencies.

Kenyans were angry at the recruitment officials who have blamed the deaths of Kenyan domestic workers on themselves.

It was after an outrageous video of girl a breast-feeding a puppy that dragged them along and various videos of girls coming out to describe their mistreatment.

They said that the video was a phonographic material since in Saudi Arabia domesticating Dogs is 'Haram.'

"These girls meet Kenyan men over there get pregnant, there's no access to hospitals for them and therefore they decide to abort and most of them succumb at that."

However, Kenyans did not spare his blunt utterance.

Here are some mixed bitter reactions by Kenyans to the viral video:

kenyanpy: This guy is saying this does he have kids bana...coz if Saudia could be the best country why are people coming back to Kenya mistreated,I think this agents are doing this for money

lillg_nas: He has Been in Saudi for 15 years but not working as a maid...you can't be talking about what you have never experienced....Saudi is good in paying men well... They will say anything to protect the Sweetness of the wallet

anyangobetinah: I watched the full video on YouTube and I was so pissed off, let them take responsibilities in order for our sisters to be safe

alice.maca: In Saudi Arabia the most people that die ni hao wenye wako Kwa contract.....unakaa Kwa nyumba ya MTU kama slave anakufanyia anything coz wamepewa authority na kafala system....hawa ma agents ni kazi Yao wanatetea sio madem wenye wako Saudi

This is only an fraction of the backlash they received after a press briefing by Francis Atwoli the Secretary General, Central Organization of Trade Unions of Kenya (COTU) .

The COTU leader asked for the agencies to be banned because they expose Kenyans to what he termed as 'indirect slavery'.