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When an employment agent approached 23-year-old Rosebella Akoth one year ago with an offer for a job paying Sh30,000 per month, among other benefits, she couldn’t resist it.
She packed her bags in July 2014 and left for Saudi Arabia with the hopes that her new job would change the fortunes of her poor family in Ugenya, Siaya.
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