The government has issued summons to several companies and individuals implicated in fraudulent overseas recruitment schemes, as part of an ongoing crackdown on rogue agencies.
In a statement released Friday, July 18, Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua revealed that a Multi-Agency Response Team had received numerous formal complaints from Kenyans who had been misled.
“The Multi-Agency Response Team has recorded dozens of formal complaints from Kenyan citizens who have been defrauded, misled, or exploited by unregistered and unlicensed actors,” read the statement.
The individuals and companies summoned are expected to appear before the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at the multi-agency office in the NSSF Building on Monday, July 21, starting at 8:00 a.m.
“Failure to honour this summons will attract coercive legal action in accordance with Kenyan law, including but not limited to arrest, prosecution, and deregistration where applicable,” Mutua warned
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Some of the travel agencies and companies implicated include Al-Amad World Ventures, Moslyn Travel Agency, Dibadda International Travel Agency, Interscope Travels Limited C/O, and Sustar Travel Link C/O.
The summons follows the establishment of a multi-agency task force to investigate and dismantle illegal labour migration networks.
The task force was formed on July 15, following a high-level meeting convened by CS Mutua in response to increasing reports of Kenyans being defrauded by fraudulent agencies.
“Today, I convened a high-level meeting with key government institutions to address the growing menace of rogue individuals and agencies preying on innocent Kenyans desperate for job opportunities abroad,” said Mutua earlier in the week.
The taskforce comprises representatives from the Ministry of Labour, Office of the Attorney General, DCI, ODPP, Asset Recovery Agency, Financial Reporting Centre, Directorate of Immigration, and the State Department for Diaspora Affairs.
