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Rebecca Chesang from Kapkenyeloi village in Nandi, who returned to the country mid-January after The Standard highlighted her plight on January 4, 2021, vows never to return to Saudi Arabia.
According to Ms Chesang, 30, four out of 20 women she travelled with to the country in February last year died under unclear circumstances in the Asian country.
“I thought I had landed a job because the offer was sweet. My travel arrangements were free and I knew I would get free accommodation. What I didn’t know is that I would be subjected to torture and working for 22 hours, cleaning and washing clothes for a family with 11 household members,” Chesang explains.
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