Meru University offers Diana Chepkemoi a job to facilitate her studies
Meru University offers Diana Chepkemoi a job to facilitate her studies
Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) has offered Diana Chepkemoi a job and housing on campus to assist her complete her education without hassle.
Diana, according to the institution, submitted a letter of deferral owing to financial restrictions on August 29, 2018.
Diana later asked for a course transfer to study a Bachelor of Education Arts on May 15, 2019; the course transfer request was approved but she did not report to study.
“The University will place Ms. Chepkemoi under the student work-study programme, a platform designed to empower needy students. She will enjoy a flexible schedule to study and serve within the University library. Ms. Chepkemoi will be granted accommodation within the University,” said Prof. Romanus Odhiambo, the Vice Chancellor in a statement on Monday.
“We welcome back Ms. Diana Chepkemoi, a member of the MUST family, to the University to complete her studies. We have informed her family of the support we shall offer her in order to successfully complete her studies,” the statement reads in part.
Diana, who was tormented emotionally in Saudi Arabia by her boss, arrived in Kenya on Monday afternoon and was greeted by family and friends at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Diana admitted to the torture inflicted on innocent Kenyans fleeing to the Arab country in search of greener pastures.
“Mine is just to say, if I can be honest, people are suffering there; my friends are suffering there. It is just that my voice was heard and I found support. People are suffering. Just please do something. People there are being mentally and psychologically tortured. And it is not fair,” she said.
There has been uproar on social media after Foreign Affairs PS Amb. Macharia Kamau said over 200,000 Kenyans enjoy gainful employment in Saudi Arabia.
“It is a huge boon for our economy and for our diaspora remittances. The challenge we face is with the category of labor that deals with house help. That is the challenge. Please differentiate the two,” Amb. Macharia tweeted.
Amb. Macharia has encouraged Kenyans to cease sending their loved ones to work as house servants and to consult with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before accepting offers.
At the time of Diana’s arrival, approximately 100 ladies were about to depart for the Arab country.
This happens barely three months after the body of Celina Kazungu, a 22-year-old woman who died under mysterious circumstances while working as a house help in Saudi Arabia arrived in Kenya.
