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More than 500 private recruitment agencies involved in questionable transactions have been blacklisted as the country moves to streamline procedures to protect Kenyans seeking opportunities abroad.
Principal Secretary for Labor and Skills Development Shadrack Mwadime said the state had delisted more than 500 companies from 1,000 to 500 to protect young people seeking opportunities abroad.
“The goal of the Kwanza Government in Kenya is to give Kenyans access to opportunities in a structured and organized manner. I know that over time there have been complaints about fake jobs or people smuggling and we have conducted rigorous review and now we have reduced the number of these agencies to 500 for their participation in transactions,” the official said during the inspection tour. Assessment of the legal status of county commissioners and other government employees regarding recruitment agencies in Eldoret, Usinki State County.
He revealed that the government has formed a multi-agency team to review institutions to facilitate the movement of those who want to work or study abroad.
“This review board ensures that recruitment is legitimate. We have teams from the Ministry of Labor and Security Agencies to review whether these agencies are genuine,” said PS Mwadime.
He added; “Those who wish to obtain jobs can do so through the National Employment Agency portal, private persons allowed to do business are listed in black ink while those listed in red ink, Kenyans should avoid as much as possible to avoid being scammed Deceived.”
Recently, some young people have become victims of unscrupulous agencies that promise to facilitate their travel but ultimately fail to deliver.
PS said the government intends to increase the number of young people looking for work abroad to double the amount of remittances sent to the country and address unemployment.
“We have more than 1 million young people every year, and our economy is capable of absorbing 200,000 people. We also have those who are enterprising and receive seed funding, but most find themselves unemployed,” PS said.
He said overseas Kenyans sent a total of $4 billion (Sh663 billion) to the country last year, even as the country wanted more money to be spent on economic development.
He said the country was seeking to increase annual remittances to Sh1 trillion, noting that diaspora remittances already exceeded traditional cash crops such as coffee, tea or tourism.
“We encourage our young people to take advantage of this opportunity. We cannot retain our youth indefinitely for unforeseen opportunities,” the official explained.
Mr Mwadim believes that allowing young people to travel to developed countries will help acquire technical knowledge and skills that can be replicated in the country.
He further noted that they have established a one-stop service center at the ministry headquarters, bringing together officials from the Immigration, Public Health, Diaspora Affairs and Criminal Investigation Departments to fast track Kenyans traveling abroad.
“We have directed all private recruitment to upload all positions to the NEA portal so that Kenyans can access all opportunities,” the PS said.
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