Written By Ramadhan Kambi
The national government has been urged to intervene and bring back a Kenyan who is sick and stranded in Saudi Arabia.
The family of Crispus Luganje who hails from Kaloleni but currently suffering and stranded in Saudi Arabia now wants a quick intervention from the government to have their son back.
Addressing journalists in Mombasa, Ms Alice Luganje a sister to Chrispus said their kin who traveled to Saudi Arabia 8 years ago has been sick for long in the foreign land and his condition might worsen if he does not return home.
“Our brother has been sick for a long time now. We want the government to come to our help,” she said.
She further faulted the Kenyan embassy to Saudi Arabia on claims of failing to come to their family aid.
She said that their kin has not been undergoing any medical treatment despite having been critically sick for long.
“What is the work of the embassy? We have been following up on the same but our efforts have been futile. We have always wished that the Kenyan Embassy in Saudi will act on our pleas for assistance but it has not been forthcoming,” she added.
She is now urging the government to intervene and bring Chrispus back home.
She also that apart from their kin, there is need for the government to bring back other Kenyans going through the same fate in the gulf countries.
At the same time, one of Chrispus’ sons, now sitting his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, pleaded for assistance from the government to assist him in bringing back his father.
He admitted that he has not met his father for the past 8 years.
“Help me bring back my father. I miss him. He left when I was in class three,” he lamented.
The son who by the time of going to press had been taken out of school due to lack of school fees says he has been lamenting ever since.
He notes “I also have a sister who is in college and has been taken out of school. We are going through tough times as a family”
Ms Esther Luganje, also a sister to Chrispus, faulted the Kenyan embassy to Saudi Arabia on claims of failing to address their plight.
She said there are dozens of Kenyans going through the same fate in Arab countries but have no one to turn to.
“It’s a sad situation because we have so many Kenyans who are passing through hell. It is discouraging to see that those vested with the responsibility of taking care of our own people have failed,” she said.
She says the family was forced to pay a Sh280, 000 as a fine to clear bills after the brother was alleged to have been involved in a road accident.
Esther claims that Chrispus’ boss has abandoned him for the past 6 years.
“It is very serious that no one, even his boss, has come to his aid” she noted.
