Kenya: CS Mutua Pushes for Laws to Jail, Fine, and Seize Properties of Fraudulent Recruiters

The government is poised to tighten the noose on unlicensed recruitment agencies, signalling a robust crackdown aimed at curbing the rising tide of job scams that have seen countless Kenyans lose their money and, in more tragic cases, be lured into forced labour abroad.

During a lengthy and pointed session with employment agencies at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Wednesday, August 21, Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, Alfred Mutua, unveiled a series…