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Amnesty International criticises Kenya's Saudi envoy for downplaying domestic worker abuse report

Amnesty International Executive Director Houghton Irungu. [File, Standard]

Amnesty International has urged the Kenyan government to act after its ambassador to Saudi Arabia dismissed a report detailing abuse of 72 Kenyan domestic workers.

The organisation criticised Ambassador Mohammed Ruwange for calling the findings "exaggerated" and "unverified" in a Facebook post published on Saturday, May 17.

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