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Kenyan woman who underwent mental torture, sex abuse returns from Saudi

East or West, home is the best! This cliche resonates well with 21-year-old Princess Ulda Opar who has just returned home from Saudi Arabia. The Kenyan mother of one who was lured to Saudi Arabia with promises of a well-paying job could not hide her joy after The Standard highlighted her plight in the hands of oppressive employers in the oil-rich country.

With a smile lighting up his face, Opar's father, Mr Elly Opar who is a mechanic in Likoni thanked The Standard for "saving my daughter from jaws of death. It is by sheer luck that my daughter is safe after a harrowing experience in the hands of cruel employers. She arrived yesterday,’’ he said.

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