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16 Kenyan women stranded and begging in the streets of Lebanon

Some of the Kenyan women stranded and begging in the streets of Beirut, Lebanon. [Courtesy, Standard]

When Agnes Moraa left the country for Lebanon in June this year, she dreamt of a better life for her and her parents for whom she was planning to build a decent home. And as though her stars were properly aligned this time round, she landed a good home with kind bosses who treated her as part of the family.

Surely she was finally realising her dream and at the rate at which things were going it would only take two years for her to see the fruits of her labour.

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