Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua advised Kenyans abroad to either obey the laws of the countries in which they reside or fly back home.
Speaking in Eldoret on Wednesday, February 22, the CS indicated that there are isolated cases of Kenyans suffering abroad, most of which are due to their personal behavior.
“If you go to a country that has 200,000 Kenyans and 10 are in a bad state, you have to ask yourselves why these 10 and why not over 190,900 Kenyans?" Mutua queried.
According to the CS, the problems that face Kenyans abroad are deeper than many think and not superficial as often considered.
"If you are a Kenyan student or a Kenyan worker and go to another country, please that is not your country, please observe the laws of that country," added the CS.
Mutua further advised Kenyans having problems with the laws in the foreign countries they reside in should hop onto the next plane and fly back home.
“Don’t go to another country and break the laws or attempt to change the laws. We would not like seeing people coming back in a bad state, but we need to ask ourselves why people tend to come back in a bad state," he continued.
Mutua's remarks came at a time when there have been increased cases of assault and killing of Kenyans in other countries.
In the recent past, some Kenyans working in the Diaspora, particularly in the Gulf, suffered at the hands of their employers who reportedly make them work long hours and subject them to physical and sexual violence that sometimes leads to death.
The government recently established the Department for Diaspora Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to address the plight of Kenyans working or studying in foreign countries.
The department was formed following a directive from President William Ruto who indicated that Kenya's Diaspora community forms an integral part of the Kenyan economy and social fabric.
