Marion Njeri joins the unfortunate group of mothers who are in tears after their children took the dreaded trip to Saudi Arabia.

Her daughter, Peris Mugure left the country in 2019 and is yet to return home 4 years down the line.

On a visit to Njeri’s home, we find her seated with a heavy heart. She narrates to us the sad ordeal her daughter has had to endure while being held at 'sakani' a deportation facility in Saudi Arabia despite being sick.

According to the mother, the 25-year-old left home to Saudi to provide for her family and her ailing Mother. There she worked for two years before renewing her contract for an additional year.

May 18th ,2022 was the last time she spoke with Mugure who communicated of her travel plans citing that she had completed her three years’ contract.

“This was good news to me as I had not seen my child for more than three years,” Njeri recalls amidst tears.

Little did she know that would be the beginning of a never ending cycle to bring her daughter back to Kenya.

Peris Mugure who is stuck in Saudi Arabia

The mother of nine eagerly waited for the arrival of her third born child on June 28th, 2022 but she did not get home.

Now alarmed, Njeri started a search for her through phone calls and people working in Saudi Arabia who knew her.

After several calls to Abraham her daughter's boss she got to know her daughter was being held in a private holding where he had dropped her off after her contract was over.

“Through contact persons in Saudi Arabia I was able to locate her. We did a video call. She was not able to speak and her physical state was bad,” Njeri says.

She states efforts to have the Saudi Arabia embassy in Kenya help them have hit a dead end even after submitting two letters requesting for their help.

"I just want my daughter back so that I can tend to her and take her to hospital. This situation has really affected my heath and all I hope is that I can get my child back alive," says Njeri.

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