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Viral Lebanon nanny Rosie helps buck trend of Middle East horror stories

Her story is rare and heart-moving and is one of the few success stories of Kenyan workers in the Middle East which has been littered with tales of mistreatment, exploitation and even murder.

Roza Rozalina Samson, the kind-hearted woman from Rarieda in Siaya county, moved hearts across the globe this week after videos of her sharing an emotional farewell with her employer's children at an airport in Lebanon went viral on social media.

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