Caption for the landscape image: Kenyan returnees: They had good jobs abroad, why did they come back? Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Scroll down to read the article Kenyan returnees Yvonne 'Koko' Metet, Jackline 'Jacque' Gachoka and Magdalene Wambui. Photo credit: Pool By Hadassah Saya Article Related In December 2010, Jackline Gachoka travelled to the UAE for what was meant to be a month-long vacation. She ended up staying for 10 years. “I’d taken leave to go and visit my boyfriend,” she says. “While there, he suggested I try looking for a job.” PREMIUM How a Kenyan ‘accidentally’ found a job in Luxembourg Tobias Okello works as a histologist at the Luxembourg Institute of Health. PREMIUM Why we relocated to Kenya after decades in the US Gitau won a Greencard and got to America as a permanent resident in 2011. PREMIUM Life in China beyond the headlines: A Kenyan journalist’s four-month experience China introduced itself to me with chopsticks and a small public humiliation. PREMIUM How Kenyans in France are building new lives abroad But beyond the shining lights, Paris, France, is also a place of discovery, struggle, and growth. . Recommended for you PREMIUM Drone strikes stall two fuel tankers bound for Kenya PREMIUM Family’s Russia hope shattered by DNA confirmation of Shakahola death PREMIUM Kwamchetsi Makokha: Do traitors ever become heroes? PREMIUM Kaltum Guyo: Frequent product shortages symbolise corrupt systems PREMIUM Kisumu cement industry expands with new factory Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles PREMIUM Civil servants face vetting over Sh6.2bn payroll fraud State renews push to identify irregular recruitment and weaknesses in management of public funds. PREMIUM Machetes, extortion and fear: Inside Homa Bay’s gang crisis Local business operators bore the brunt of the lawlessness. Mosiria exposes bitter fallout with Sakaja Nairobi County Chief Officer declares intention to challenge Governor Sakaja in 2027.
PREMIUM How a Kenyan ‘accidentally’ found a job in Luxembourg Tobias Okello works as a histologist at the Luxembourg Institute of Health.
PREMIUM Why we relocated to Kenya after decades in the US Gitau won a Greencard and got to America as a permanent resident in 2011.
PREMIUM Life in China beyond the headlines: A Kenyan journalist’s four-month experience China introduced itself to me with chopsticks and a small public humiliation.
PREMIUM How Kenyans in France are building new lives abroad But beyond the shining lights, Paris, France, is also a place of discovery, struggle, and growth.
PREMIUM Civil servants face vetting over Sh6.2bn payroll fraud State renews push to identify irregular recruitment and weaknesses in management of public funds.
PREMIUM Machetes, extortion and fear: Inside Homa Bay’s gang crisis Local business operators bore the brunt of the lawlessness.
Mosiria exposes bitter fallout with Sakaja Nairobi County Chief Officer declares intention to challenge Governor Sakaja in 2027.
