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More seek jobs in Middle East despite rising cases of abuse

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Sharon Andeka, 27, and Margaret Ruguru, 29. The two died in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2022. [Harun Wathari, Standard]

Gladys Gekonge, 32, had been shuttling from her home in Laikipia to Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru trying to find a stable job, in vain.

On February 2, 2020, the mother of two set out on a long journey to Saudi Arabia in search of the proverbial green pastures, so that she could fend for her children.

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