Kenyan woman returns home safely after difficult experience working in Iraq

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Regina Syowia Njora, a Kenyan woman who reportedly endured a harrowing time working in Iraq, has finally returned to the country, greeted by smiles, embraces and a wave of relief at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Her journey home was coordinated by Muko Protection Agency in partnership with the Diaspora Affairs Department of Kenya, whose combined effort made the safe repatriation possible.

Regina's case is not isolated. Several Kenyans who travelled to Iraq for work have reportedly sent distress appeals, citing mistreatment and assault at their places of employment.

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Many said they had left home expecting decent jobs and a chance to improve their financial circumstances, only to find the reality far removed from what had been promised.

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Others alleged that their employers withheld wages entirely after months of work, leaving them stranded and unable to return home on their own.

What had seemed like an opportunity to change their lives reportedly turned into an experience they described as unbearable.