A Ugandan maid allegedly tortured in Jordan, Gandhi Doreen Magezi, has finally spoken out on the ordeal that she went through after being exported to Middle East by Marphie International Recruitment Agency.
Magezi, a diploma holder, according to Mukono Municipality MP Hon Betty Nambooze “was placed on a stall and sold to the highest bidder at $3000 and later handed over to a family that has been treating her as a sub- human.”
While in Jordan, Magezi worked in Amman, the country’s capital for a lady who works as a civil servant.
Marphie International Recruitment Agency Limited Director, Ruth Karungi, claims Magezi who is now on a hospital bed “had an accident prior going to Jordan”.
Karungi is said to be a wife to commissioner of Police Henry Tukahirwa.
This is what Magezi says told NBS TV host Samson Kasumba:
Samson Kasumba: Do you think you were prepared enough for the Arab world?
Magezi Doreen: No. Those people have different cultures and laws. Here in Uganda, you’re briefed bits about the Arab world but when you get there, you are surprised. I can’t tell if the agencies know the truth. They should come up with a way of knowing what really happens there. I was taken by a registered company, Marphie International Recruitment Agency.
When you say work was hectic, what does it mean?
Magezi: The size of the house was really big, 7 rooms plus. You wake up at about 6 am. You take about 4 to 5 hours to clean the house. The earliest you sleep is 10 pm, most times you’re on your feet working.
I’ve heard that girls who go to the Arab world are lazy!
Magezi Doreen: Showing interest in work indicates we’re not lazy. We leave for those countries because we’re looking for better pay. However, standing the whole day is something else.