The Kingdom and Kenya signed a technical annex to their domestic worker recruitment agreement on Thursday, 12 November 2026, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development in Riyadh. The annex aims to simplify procedures and lower the cost of recruiting domestic workers from Kenya to the Kingdom.
Dr. Abdullah bin Nasser Abuthnain, Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Development for Labor, signed for the Kingdom. Alfred Nganga Mutua, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, signed for Kenya.
The annex builds on the agreement the two countries signed on 5 July 2026. According to the announcement, it seeks to make recruitment more efficient, ensure compliance with approved regulations, protect the rights of both employers and domestic workers, and regulate the contractual relationship between them. The Kenyan side added that it covers integrated technical processes, greater awareness of the rights and duties of employers and workers, and better recruitment services.
During the visit, the Kenyan side also announced a letter of intent for a three-month pilot on voluntary recruitment fees for domestic workers, based on market cost competitiveness. No specific figures for the new costs have been published so far.
Source: Saudi Press Agency, Asharq Al-Awsat, The Star (Kenya)
