Gov’t Reveals 84 Employment Scam Instances, Orders Probe
Only two days after the government formally initiated a crackdown on rogue job agents and bogus overseas recruiters, 84 complaints were received from 15 different countries.
In a statement, Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua stated that the instances involved Kenyans who were duped out of a total of Sh17.3 million by individuals and firms falsely claiming to offer job chances abroad.
Many of the victims also claimed that their passports had been unjustly kept, sometimes for almost a year, effectively impeding their travel and infringing their rights.
“These complaints are largely against entities that are either unlicensed, unregistered, deregistered, or non-compliant with labour migration laws,” Mutua said.
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— Dr. Alfred N. Mutua (@DrAlfredMutua) July 18, 2025
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Surprisingly, 62 of the organizations identified are travel agencies, which have no legal obligation to seek international jobs, he stated.
The CS states that travel agencies are not licensed to conduct labour recruitment.
“It is illegal for them to do so without proper accreditation from the Ministry of Labour through the National Employment Authority (NEA),” he stated.
Mutua stated that all companies and persons identified in the complaints have been asked to appear before the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at the Multi-Agency Taskforce Office at the NSSF Building, Block C, 7th Floor, on Monday, July 21, at 2 p.m.
“Failure to appear will result in coercive measures and legal action,” he said.
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— Dr. Alfred N. Mutua (@DrAlfredMutua) July 18, 2025
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They have also been asked to submit all passports in their possession that belong to the impacted complainants.
Mutua also indicated that a number of previous fraud cases that had been held up during the investigation stage have now been handled and referred to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
“Arrests and prosecutions will begin immediately as part of renewed efforts to clean up the sector,” he stated.
In a statement to victims, the CS advised Kenyans who paid for work overseas but did not travel or receive a refund to report to the NSSF Building in Nairobi with appropriate papers, or to phone the toll-free number 0800 222 223 from outside the city.
While denouncing the rogue agents, Mutua stated that the vast majority of Kenya’s approved recruitment agencies continue to operate legally.
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“In the last two years alone, over 400,000 Kenyans have secured jobs abroad through legal channels, with fewer than 1,000 complaints filed, thatโs less than 0.25% of all deployments,โ he said.
โWe want to raise that figure to 100 per cent safety.โ
The CS also advised job searchers to always check recruiters’ credentials on the NEA website (neaims.go.ke), insist on certified contracts, and avoid utilizing tourist visas for work trips.
“This government, under the leadership of President William Ruto, is committed to safe, dignified and legal labour migration. We will not relent until every Kenyan is protected and respected,” he said.
He was accompanied by Labour Principal Secretary Shadrack Mwadime, Attorney General Dorcas Oduor, DCI Director Mohammed Amin, Secretary of Public Prosecutions Alloys Kemo, and the NEA’s Director of Labour Migration Joseph Njue.
Gov’t Reveals 84 Employment Scam Instances, Orders Probe
