"We never overcharge any girl," Jaber told CNN by phone, insisting that the consulate had helped hundreds of vulnerable Kenyan women in Lebanon. In a studio apartment on the outskirts of Beirut, five Kenyan women gather around a plastic table. "My phone rings 24/7 with calls from Kenyan women," said Linda, a Kenyan domestic worker community organizer. The diplomatic mission, he said, receives money from Kenyan women while the women and Kenyan diplomats are at Lebanon's immigration services, giving the sums directly to the country's authorities. Kenyan women rarely report the alleged overcharging to police, fearing harassment or arrest because of their undocumented status.

Source: CNN July 28, 2020 06:33 UTC