Kenya Is Betting Its Economy on Women Willing to Risk It All

Kenya Is Betting Its Economy on Women Willing to Risk It All

To revive his country’s struggling economy, Kenya’s president, William Ruto, wants to send one million workers abroad each year. He portrays this labor migration as a national service. We spent a year investigating the abuse that these women face. We found that the exploitation began before they ever left home. Some of the most powerful figures in Kenyan politics, our investigation found, profit by sending these women abroad — and keeping their …