Two Kenyan Women Languishing in Jail in Iraq After Falling Out with Their Employers
Two Kenyan women are currently languishing in jail in Iraq after allegedly falling out with their employers.
The two, who had been employed as domestic workers in the Middle East country, were incarcerated after their employers turned against them.
One of them, Grace Mwihaki Gachunga moved to Iraq last year and trouble began after her employer failed to pay her for three months.
She decided to report the matter to police with the hope of getting justice but she was instead arrested after her employer accused her of stealing money from him.
She was detained at Basra Police Station after authorities believed the employer's account.
Nelson Mike Muriuki, who has been following up on the case, revealed the woman's woes to a local media.
“Grace went to Iraq in October 2018. She started working immediately and then the trouble started when she did not receive her salary for the first, second and third months.”
“With hope in the Iraq justice system, Mwihaki decided to inform the police, tragic! Her employer when questioned flipped the script and accused her of stealing a lot of cash,” he adds.
The second woman has been identified as Hellen Nyaboke Rioba, a resident of Kisii County.
She reportedly went to Iraq in search of employment so she could take care of her two children back home.
A few months before her contract expired, her employer accused her of stealing valuables from him.
She was immediately arrested and her family learned about it from a man only identified as Ahmed, a police officer in Iraq.
Ahmed advised her family to seek assistance from the Kenyan Embassy in Iraq.
Muriuki says the employment agencies that facilitated the travel of the two women to Iraq have since gone missing.
He has urged the Kenya government and human rights organizations to come to the rescue of the two ladies.
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Please mark out persons…
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Please mark out persons personal details on passport next time to avoid bad elements prying through.
Serikali ikomeshe mara moja…
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Serikali ikomeshe mara moja utumwa unaoendelea katika nchi za Uarabu kwa kukomesha safari za kwenda huko. Ni muhimu walio na uwezo wa pesa wajenge viwanda nchini ili vijana wapate kazi nchini.
Kwa nini mkristo Ruto anawapa majambazi na matapeli wanaojiita viongozi wa makanisa pesa wasizozihitaji badala ya kujenga viwanda nchini?
Kenyan women need Start…
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In reply to Serikali ikomeshe mara moja… by Imara Daima (not verified)
Kenyan women need Start watching the News (and Stop watching NIGERIAN movies and other useless Tv. Chanukeni na wakati muelewe ni wapi Kubaya au Hatari Humu duniani.
Ni muhimu watu wa nchi ya…
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Ni muhimu watu wa nchi ya Kenya wakomeshe kuzaana ovyo wakati hali ya uchumi ni mbaya sana.
Kama huwezi kujilisha, kujivisha, kupata mahali pa kulala, kwa nini umzae mtoto na kumleta kwenye dunia hii iliyoharibika kuteseka bure?
Wakenya hata Iraq munaenda? …
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Wakenya hata Iraq munaenda? I saw some who are working in Mogadishu and they were saying it is peaceful over there.
Mwakilishi guys even in your…
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Mwakilishi guys even in your efforts to authenticate your stories and bring the "real deal" you should exercise some discretion particularly on personal profile and personal identifiable information.
We blame Kenyans leadership…
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We blame Kenyans leadership
Those workers are being sold between 500k to 1m
Then the arabs become owners not employers
I worked with one of the agents in 2012 and I know how this business is being transacted
Let's blame our corrupt leaders coz some of them owns these businesses
Is the country Iraq better…
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Is the country Iraq better than Kenya you mean??
They have received what they…
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They have received what they deserve,how can you move out of our country to a country like iraq,syria or Yemen a wanted countries,wakenya ata kama ni shida wacha ikunyonge kuliko kunyongwa na mwarabu coz hakuna kifo mbaya ka kunyongwa na mwarabu
They have received what they…
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They have received what they deserve,how can you move out of our country to a country like iraq,syria or Yemen a wanted countries,wakenya ata kama ni shida wacha ikunyonge kuliko kunyongwa na mwarabu coz hakuna kifo mbaya ka kunyongwa na mwarabu
Waarabu wanafanyia watu hivi…
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Waarabu wanafanyia watu hivi ni wanyama! Mashetani!
Read some history about the…
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Read some history about the involvement of arabs in slave trade in africa.
This Arabs are just like…
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This Arabs are just like dogs and belong to jahanam they are devils in the name faithful Muslims.
Iraqis are moing out of Iraq…
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Iraqis are moing out of Iraq and some Kenyans are going in??
This is 2 sad but we trust…
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This is 2 sad but we trust in God
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