Kenya’s drive for its citizens to find work in Gulf states risks forcing them into a modern slavery system in which physical abuse is common, warn human rights groups.

When Kenya launched its Taifa-1 satellite into orbit five days ago, it joined a growing number of African countries developing space programs to gather data used to combat challenges including climate change, food shortages, and insecurity.

Kenya’s budget crisis has left its government with a hard choice — delay paying public workers and face widespread unrest, or risk defaulting on its debt.