Kitengela man stranded with kids after wife secretly flies to Saudi Arabia for work

• A Kitengela man says his wife told him she was going to work at EPZ before secretly boarding a flight to Saudi Arabia on 18 June
• The man now struggles to hold down his job while caring for their children alone, who keep asking where their mother is
• He fears for his wife’s safety, given reports of maltreatment, unpaid wages and insecurity facing Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia

A Kitengela man is counting the cost of a secret his wife kept from him, after she allegedly boarded a flight to Saudi Arabia on 18 June without telling him she was leaving the country.

Speaking to NTV, the man says his wife left home that morning under the guise of reporting to work at an Export Processing Zone (EPZ) facility. He had no reason to question her. But when evening came and she did not return, he began making calls, only to learn the shocking truth.

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“In the evening, I did not find her at home. I heard she was taken to Saudi Arabia by agents,” he said.

He believes she was recruited by brokers who arranged her travel documents and departure without his knowledge, cutting him out of a decision that has upended their family entirely.

Kitengela father left to cope alone

Since her departure, the man has been juggling parental duties with his own work commitments, a balancing act he says is taking a heavy toll. Their children, clearly too young to understand the full picture, repeatedly ask after their mother, a question he struggles to answer.

Beyond the immediate disruption at home, he is deeply troubled by reports of the conditions Kenyan domestic workers reportedly endure in Saudi Arabia, including physical mistreatment, withheld salaries and restricted movement.

The knowledge that his wife may be in such an environment, and that he has no way to verify her safety, has only deepened his distress.

“Now my marriage is over,” he said, reflecting on the breach of trust that now defines his relationship with his wife.

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His situation draws attention to the difficult reality faced by many Kenyan families when a spouse departs for employment in the Middle East through informal recruitment channels, often without adequate preparation or communication, leaving loved ones behind to piece together what happened.

Kenyans reacted to the incident, saying:

Wairimu Wa Njuguna:

“That’s how single moms feel when deadbeat dads run from their kids, leaving all their responsibilities to a woman, Lia ukisonga kama ambulance.”

Anne wrote: “That’s normal; he has gone to look for money. At least I can see the children are grown up. If he had told you directly, maybe you would have refused; that’s why he went secretly.”

@Mose: “Take it easy, brother. Work hard and organise your life so you can raise your children. Let her go and provide for her own family; that’s just how life is.”

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