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’My case was just the tip of the iceberg…. people are suffering there’ ….Those are the terrifying words of Diana Chepkemoi, a 24-year-old Kenyan who was detained in Saudi Arabia, before she was rescued and flown back to Kenya. Another family also received their daughter, Loise Wairimu, who reportedly went to Saudi Arabia in 2021 to seek employment. The Ministry of Labour through a statement to newsrooms says it is investigating Chepkemoi's ordeal in Saudi Arabia. Even as both Chepkemoi and Wairimu call on the Government to intervene on the plight of Kenyans working in the gulf nation. Tens of Kenyans were spotted departing the country at JKIA enroute to the Gulf, in search of greener pastures.
Kenyan girl detained in Saudi Arabia by employer back in the country
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