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What makes house girls stay

Some employers live with them for days while others for years. Is the problem the woman or the house helps? Wangeci Kanyeki explores the touchy debate

Treat her well and she will last, treat her like trash and she will unleash her wrath on your child. That is the general rule of thumb for some women who employ house girls.

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