Lawyer Morara Kebaso has slammed Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua over his promise to help young Kenyans secure jobs abroad in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking on Thursday, February 27, Kebaso claimed that he recently encountered Mutua at the airport, where the CS allegedly threatened him.
He accused Mutua of collecting money from young Kenyans with the assurance of securing them jobs in Saudi Arabia, yet none of them has received visas to travel for employment.
"The Cabinet Secretary for Labour Alfred Mutua; recently I met him at the airport when I was coming from Mombasa and he threatened me.
"And I want to say from this stage that it should return the money that he collected from young people as a promise to give them jobs in Saudi Arabia. He collected money from those young people and to this day none of them has gotten visas to go and work abroad," he said.
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Kebaso further highlighted the unemployment crisis in Kenya, pointing out that young people continue to struggle despite government claims of job creation.
"Seventy-eight percent of the population is made up of young people, and out of that, six million are looking for jobs and cannot find them. The president that we have is claiming to have created jobs in the construction sector; those are mjengo jobs, and as you are aware, those jobs are temporary. Young people need dignified employment," he said.
Kebaso's claims come barely a month after he condemned an incident in which a boda boda rider delivered a coffin to his residence.
In an update on Monday, February 10, Kebaso shared the video which showed the rider arriving at his home in Ruiru and dropping off the coffin before leaving.
The activist has dismissed the incident as an act of political intimidation, further linking it to the issue of youth unemployment and political exploitation.
"The youth of Kenya have no decent employment. They have opted for boda boda to earn a living. Now you useless politicians are using them to deliver coffins instead of creating opportunities," he said.
Kebaso further urged his political opponents to engage in constructive leadership rather than resorting to intimidation tactics.
"Allow my home and my place of work to be a place where I find peace. Deliver your promises to the people instead of delivering coffins to my home in Ruiru and my office in Utawala," he added.
