Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua says Kenyans who give birth in foreign countries will have to undergo DNA tests once they come back home to ensure the children are theirs.
Appearing before the Senate on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, Mutua said that the government is in the process of bringing back home Kenyans who have given birth abroad.
“We’ve got quite a number of Kenyans in some countries who have given birth. We are trying to get them back home with their children. Once they’re here we’ll do a DNA test to match the child to the mother to avoid child trafficking,” Mutua said.
Distress calls
Mutua says the government has also provided distress reporting tools and phone numbers to Kenyans who could be experiencing challenges in foreign teritorries.
“We have provided distress reporting tools and phone numbers that are provided for Kenyans which are available on our website. If you have any distress you call this number,” he added.
Mutua also says Kenyans going to work abroad should leave their activism traits at home, adding that all Kenyans going to work abroad will be trained to follow the systems in the countries and avoid activism.
“We are forming a system with attitude training to teach our young people, who have grown up in an activist system. So that we train them to leave their activism at home, they go there and follow the system,” he added.
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