A 27-year-old woman from Nakuru, Naomi Mugure, has shared an emotional story about the sacrifices she made while working abroad and the difficult situation she faced after returning home.
Naomi revealed that she used her earnings from jobs as a domestic worker and later as a security guard in Qatar to help build a house for her mother. With a monthly salary of about 1,200 Qatari riyals (approximately KSh 42,000), she coordinated with her sisters to complete the home, which was eventually furnished.
However, Naomi says her hopes of settling in the house she helped finance were shattered after she returned to Kenya.
According to her account, she was not allowed to stay in the house and had to look for alternative accommodation. She is currently staying with a friend in Naivasha as she searches for work.
Her struggles, she explained, began early in life. Naomi dropped out of school shortly after joining Form One and moved to Nairobi in search of better opportunities. During that time, she faced several challenges, including financial hardship and personal trauma that left her pregnant.
Despite the setbacks, Naomi later got married and continued looking for ways to support her family. In October 2019, she secured an opportunity to travel abroad for work, hoping to improve her financial situation.
Life in Qatar initially offered hope. Determined to help her family, Naomi began sending part of her salary back home to support the construction of her mother’s house.
For her, the project represented gratitude to her mother and a step toward improving the family’s living conditions.
However, her situation abroad later changed. Naomi says she resigned from her job after being promised a promotion that never materialised. She later secured another job but reportedly got into a dispute with her employer, which eventually led to legal issues and her deportation.
Since returning to Kenya, Naomi says life has been difficult. Without a stable job, she struggles to meet basic needs and provide for her children.
At one point, she revealed that she could not afford a birthday cake for one of them, highlighting the financial strain she currently faces.
Despite the challenges, Naomi remains hopeful that she will find work and eventually rebuild her life.
Her story has drawn sympathy from many Kenyans online and sparked conversations about the sacrifices migrant workers make while supporting their families from abroad.
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