A Nigerian lady, Ladi Anzaki Olubumni, living and working in Nairobi, was found dead in her apartment on Friday, March 7, after missing work for three days, sparking an outrage among gig workers in Kenya.
According to CNN journalist Larry Madowo, Olubumni had moved to Kenya to work as a content moderator for TikTok in 2022 and had not seen her family since.
She had been contracted by one of the leading outsourcing companies in the world, which brings together Africans across the continent to work in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
However, despite being entitled to a return ticket to her country of origin each year, her colleagues reported that she had been denied leave due to concerns about her work permit and a reportedly toxic work culture.
