A Kenyan senator has formally requested a statement in the Senate on the growing crisis of fraudulent recruitment agencies deceiving young Kenyans with promises of overseas employment. In a request tabled in the Senate, Busia Senator Andrew Omtatah asked the relevant parliamentary committee to investigate the operations of recruitment agencies involved in sending Kenyans abroad
Nearly 600 young Kenyans applied for a single creative job opportunity in Kiambu County, highlighting the growing pressure facing the country’s unemployed youth. On January 25, the office of Kiambu Senator Karungo Wa Thang’wa posted an advertisement for one position: Photographer and Video Editor. The role required documenting public interest activities, often in unpredictable and
The government will rely on national identification records to trace borrowers who default on loans issued through the Hustler Fund, Chief Executive Officer Henry Tanui has said. Tanui indicated that the government remains committed to recovering funds disbursed under the programme but stressed that the process will prioritise borrower identification and public awareness rather than