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 Quickmart’s shares hit Sh35.6bn on NSE debut PREMIUM School principal ordered to pay Sh1.2m for disclosing student's HIV status PREMIUM Seven minors seek plea bargain over deadly Utumishi Girls fire PREMIUM Revealed: Lawyer Abshir Abdi was found by herders, initially mistaken for refugee PREMIUM Bring our sons home from Ukraine, kin of two appeal to Ruto 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 Linda Mwananchi NDC will be a closed door affair, no media coverage The convention's venue will not be disclosed. PREMIUM School principal ordered to pay Sh1.2m for disclosing student's HIV status Teachers and administrators discussed the girl's health without consent. Tribunal clears way for Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi delegates conference The NCD is expected to endorse his presidential candidature.
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.
Linda Mwananchi NDC will be a closed door affair, no media coverage The convention's venue will not be disclosed.
PREMIUM School principal ordered to pay Sh1.2m for disclosing student's HIV status Teachers and administrators discussed the girl's health without consent.
Tribunal clears way for Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi delegates conference The NCD is expected to endorse his presidential candidature.