Labor CS Alfred Mutua has directed 89 recruitment agencies to appear before the DCI on Monday. over fraudelent activities. Photo: Alfred Mutua X.
Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has directed recruitment agencies flagged by Kenyans to appear before the Directorate of Criminal investigation (DCI), in the recent crackdown against fraudulent activities.
In a social media post, Mutua listed 89 agencies alongside complainants, who are victims of frauds to the recruitment agencies. He a number of cases have been recorded complaining about fraud with the agencies, which have not been registered by government.
“Following the ongoing crackdown on fraudulent recruitment agencies and individuals involved in illegal labour mobility schemes, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection through the Multi-Agency Response Team has recorded dozens of formal complaints from Kenyan citizens who have been defrauded, misled, or exploited by unregistered and unlicensed actors,” Mutua stated.
Mutua further cautioning that failure to appear will amount to legal action, as he cautioned the agencies for placing Kenyans to jobs without proper registration without or licencing that the government is coming after them. He further stated that Kenyans deserve a safe and transparent acccess to dignified jobs abroad.
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“Kenyans deserve safe, transparent, and dignified access to job opportunities abroad. We will not relent until every rogue agent is held accountable,” Mutua added.
Mutua said that the crackdown is part of the government’s efforts to remove rogue agents who exploit Kenyans by promising them non-existent overseas jobs. He called on the members of the public to remain vigilant and report rogue and unregistered agents to the authorities.
“We call upon members of the public who know the listed individuals or companies to immediately notify them of this summons. Whistleblowers and victims are encouraged to continue reporting to the Multi-Agency Response Team at NSSF,” he urged.
The directive by the CS comes after Kenyans came out to complain about being scammed by agents, promising them jobs across Europe and Middle East, which resulted to a significant number of desperate job seekers losing thousands of money in a well, calculated and planned scheme.
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