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Saudi Arabia Ebola restrictions leave hundreds of Kenyan job seekers in uncertainty

More than 350 Kenyan migrant workers have been forced to abandon their employment journeys to Saudi Arabia, raising fresh concerns over the impact of the Kingdom’s Ebola-related travel restrictions on Kenyans seeking opportunities abroad. The workers returned to Kenya on Monday, November 2, after Saudi authorities denied them entry despite their possession of valid work…

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Kenya protests Saudi Arabia’s travel ban over Ebola, demands immediate reversal

Kenya has protested Saudi Arabia’s decision to suspend travel and arrivals from the country over the Ebola outbreak, describing the restrictions as disproportionate and unsupported by scientific evidence. In a diplomatic protest note dated October 30, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs urged Saudi Arabia to reconsider and lift the measures, warning that…