Diana Chepkemoi: What we went through in Saudi Arabia

Chepkemoi's story broke over the weekend when photos exposing her deteriorating health and misery went viral on social media.

The second-born child who dropped out in fourth year from Meru University of Science and Technology where she pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Food Science Management and Technology, lamented about being overworked, starved and not given medical attention.

Exposing the plight of domestic workers in similar predicaments, Simiyu, a mother of one and Bungoma County native, said she also left for Saudi Arabia to look for greener pastures after her agent promised her a better-paying job.

She told journalists at the airport that her employer started mistreating her as soon as she also got to the gulf.

"I left Kenya with high hopes. When I got there, things started changing. My employer got abusive and started mistreating me. Insults became part of my day-to-day life," said Simiyu.

Teresia Wangari says a prayer at JKIA upon arrival from Saudi Arabia on September 6, 2022. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Weighing in, Teresia Wangari, another deportee, said she left the country knowing she was going to work in a family of three.

When she reported to work, Wangari said she was directed to nurse a bedridden old woman and worked under harsh conditions.

She claimed that her employers, who are younger than her, at times, would sexually harass her.