Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa has alleged that a Kenyan man has been arrested after exposing the plight of Kenyans in Saudi Arabia.
Taking to social media on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the senator said that the Kenyan, was among those he visited during his trip to Riyadh.
The trip has exposed that several Kenyans, mostly mothers, were stranded and homeless in the Middle Eastern nation and had been forgotten by both governments.
According to Thang’wa, Kiongozi had allegedly received threats for apparently ruining the reputation of Saudi Arabia.
“A Kenyan in Saudi Arabia, known as Kiongozi, one of those I visited during my tour of Riyadh, has been apprehended,” Karungo said. “This comes just days after he received threats, warning him of dire consequences, including ‘surgery’ for exposing what Kenyans are going through”, Thang’wa stated.
“I am asking all Kenyans to turn our eyes on this until our brothers and sisters in Saudi Arabia are safe, free, and well-enumerated. Here are some of the screenshots of the threats. The writer, though a Saudi, has business roots here in Kenya”, he added.
