Nakuru family seeks answers after mysterious death of kin in Saudi Arabia
Sharon Chebet,24, who died mysteriously in Saudi Arabia where she was working as a domestic worker. Her family in Irongo village, Kiptagich ward in Kuresoi sub-county is asking the government to help repatriate her body for a proper send off.
Three weeks later, they received a call from a stranger claiming that Chebet had died in a road accident, with the caller demanding Sh350,000 to repatriate her body to Kenya, raising even more questions.
“She was really excited when she got the opportunity to travel to Saudi Arabia, she only wanted to help us. We are orphans and have been fending for ourselves. The news of her death shattered the family and now we do not know where to start,” Ms Chesang said.
In May 2022, Sharon Chebet left for her rural home in Irongo village, Kuresoi South in Nakuru County, pursuing greener pastures after securing a job as a domestic worker in Saudi Arabia.
Chebet,33, kept close contact with her family, sharing regular updates about her new workplace and country.
