Africa-Press – Kenya. Diana Chepkemoi who was stranded in Saudi Arabia is back in the country.
Chepkemoi caught the attention of Kenyans after photos of her looking emaciated surfaced on social media
Her family, led by her mother, had appealed for assistance from the government to bring her back home.
Kenyans over the weekend also took to social media to demand her release.
When she landed at JKIA, Diana said she left Kenya for Saudi Arabia with the hope she’ll make it in life.
“People are suffering in Saudi Arabia, my friends are suffering there, I am glad I got support when I came out,” she said while holding back her tears.
She pleaded with the government to do something about people working in Saudi Arabia
“People are tortured psychologically, physically and it is not fair, it is a shame being told there is nothing you can do about it,” Chepkemoi said.
Her mother, Clara Cherotich, said her daughter went to Saudi Arabia in May after failing to raise school fees.
Chepkemoi was pursuing food science and management at Meru University before she deferred her studies.
In a statement on its Twitter handle, the Saudi Embassy in Nairobi said Sunday, that Chepkemoi suffers from “a normal health condition”.
“In reference to what was circulated on social media regarding allegations of mistreatment of a Kenyan woman residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Embassy would like to clarify the woman was not subjected to any kind of ill-treatment,” the statement said.
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