Ann Kathure Rutere has left a group of Kenyan workers in a desperate situation in Juba, South Sudan, after recruiting them for jobs and then failing to pay their salaries.
These workers, who asked that their identities remain private, say they travelled to the neighbouring country full of hope after she organised their employment.
Instead of the steady work and wages they were promised, they now find themselves stranded, struggling to get by, and unable to secure the money they are owed.
This is not the first time concerns have been raised about Ann Kathure Rutere. The same workers earlier flagged problems with her recruitment practices, pointing out that she brought Kenyans across the border only to withhold their pay.
What began as an opportunity has turned into a daily fight for survival far from home. They describe a situation that grows more difficult by the day, with no clear path to the salaries they worked for or a safe way to return to Kenya.
The workers have appealed for public attention and official action. They simply want what is rightfully theirs and a chance to leave this hard place without further suffering.
Their message is straightforward: they are Kenyans working away from their families, and they need help to make their grievances heard so that the right authorities can step in.
Comments on the matter have already pointed people toward the Kenyan Embassy in Juba as a place that could offer practical support on the ground.
Stories like this expose the risks that come with trusting recruiters who operate across borders without proper accountability.
When someone arranges jobs abroad and then fails to deliver the agreed wages, the people who suffer most are those who left everything behind in search of a better life.
Ann Kathure Rutere’s actions have left these workers in a vulnerable position, unpaid and stuck in a foreign city where options are limited. The longer the salaries remain unpaid, the heavier the burden becomes on people who only wanted honest work.
It is a reminder that recruitment for overseas jobs must be handled with care and transparency. Workers deserve clear contracts, timely pay, and protection when things go wrong. In this case, the workers are calling for answers and intervention so that their situation does not continue unnoticed.
They travelled under the expectation of fair treatment, yet they now face the consequences of broken promises.
Highlighting their appeal is one way to push for the support they need and to hold those responsible to account.
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