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Saudi Arabia: A year ago, Melsa Adhiambo Makhokha, 28, bade goodbye to her mother and her three children in Koyonzo Ngairu village, Mumias.
She was flying to Saudi Arabia to take up a new job as a house help.
On Saturday October 31, Melsa’s younger brother Denis Odhiambo Makokha got shocking news:
“This was the number I used to communicate with my sister and there was a message in broken English saying that Melsa had been involved in a car accident and was dead,” Denis told The Standard amid sobs.
Ms Adhiambo joins a long list of workers mysteriously killed in Saudi Arabia.
A year ago, Melsa Adhiambo Makhokha, 28, bade goodbye to her mother and her three children in Koyonzo Ngairu village in Mumias.
She was flying to Saudi Arabia to take up a new job as a house-help for a rich Saudi family.
On Saturday October 31, Melsa's younger brother, Denis Odhiambo Makokha, who was in constant conversation with her, received shocking news that has now brought anguish to the family.
''This was the number I used to communicate with my sister and there was a message in broken English saying that Melsa had been involved in a car accident and was dead....'' Denis told The Standard amid sobs.
Ms Adhiambo joins a long list of workers mysteriously killed in Saudi Arabia.
Denis says that the last time her sister spoke to her was on September 26, 2015.
''She sounded jovial and said that she was looking forward to link up with us next year upon expiry of her two year contract ,'' Denis said.
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