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Kenyan nanny builds family home after four years in Saudi Arabia

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After four years working as a nanny in Saudi Arabia, Kenyan Ruth Kerubo funded a modern home for her family in Kenya. She credited the transformation to careful money management and plans to show the inside of the house when she returns, according to Tuko.

Ruth Kerubo, a Kenyan employed as a nanny in Saudi Arabia, has had a modern home built for her family after four years working in the kingdom, Tuko reports. She shared photos comparing the family’s former home, with its mud walls, with the new house.

The Kenyan worker attributes the transformation to her financial discipline and careful management of her income. She promised her followers a full tour of the house when she returns to Kenya and has already shown its interior on TikTok, according to Tuko.

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