Introducing | World of Secrets: Death in Dubai

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4.6 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Monic dreams of leaving her home in rural Uganda for a different life. So when a “friend” promises her a job in Dubai, it feels like the chance she’s been waiting for. Monic is elated, she is the first of her 11 siblings to travel abroad. But just a few months later she is dead. Her family is left searching for answers. What happened in Dubai? A warning that this podcast includes disturbing scenes, including discussion of sexual abuse and suicide. Some episodes also contain strong language. Presented by investigative journalist Runako Celina. Season 9 of World of Secrets, Death in Dubai, is a BBC Eye investigation, produced in association with Thread Studios, for the BBC World Service. Please note, the image is being used for illustrative purposes only and the person depicted in it is a model. More episodes are available here: https://link.mgln.ai/CBCUncoverWoS

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0:00.0	This is a CBC podcast.
0:06.7	Hey, uncover listeners.
0:08.9	We're excited to share with you the latest story of World of Secrets, the home of global investigations from the BBC.
0:16.5	In Death in Dubai, a woman falls from a tower block.
0:20.5	It's caught on camera and the clip goes viral.
0:23.7	Within hours, Mona Kiz's name is trending worldwide.
0:28.2	In death, the beautiful 23-year-old Ugandan is accused of being a hashtag Dubai porta potty.
0:35.4	With over 450 million views on TikTok,
0:38.8	the hashtag leads to parodies
0:40.4	and speculative exposés of women suspected of being paid by men
0:44.9	to do degrading sexual acts.
0:47.3	But behind the online rumors lies an even darker reality.
0:51.8	We have the first episode for you right now.
0:58.6	A heads up before we start.
1:01.0	This podcast includes discussion of suicide and some disturbing events.
1:05.4	I'll give you some details of support organizations at the end.
1:16.6	The end. It's early morning on May 1, 2022,
1:19.6	and Kampala, Uganda's sprawling, bustling capital, is waking up.
1:29.3	Rita's closed the curtains, shut out the sun.
1:31.3	She's trying to have a lion.
1:35.3	Her phone rings and she quickly silences it.
1:39.3	But it rings again and again,
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