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Kenyan woman recalls eight months of hell in Iraq

Lucia Nekesa narrating her ordeal at the offices of Haki Africa, Mombasa. She was tortured in her eight months stay in Iraq. [Photo Courtesy]

Eight months ago, Lucia Nekesa, a mother of three, left Kenya and crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Iraq after securing a well-paying house girl job. 

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