The government has announced plans to launch a new system to track and support Kenyan Youth pursuing employment opportunities abroad amid rising cases of defrauding and duping by recruitment agencies.
Dubbed the Labour Mobility Management Information System (LMMIS), the new system will primarily be meant to safeguard youth working abroad, starting with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The decision follows a high-level meeting in Dubai where Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) CEO Moriasia Rabu and Credit Manager Sam Njue met with Kenya's Consul General in Dubai to explore strategies for establishing safer and more structured labour mobility frameworks for job seekers in Kenya.
From the consultative forum, which brought together stakeholders from the State Departments of Diaspora Affairs, Labour, Youth Affairs, representatives from a local bank, and private recruitment agencies, the key outcome was the decision to develop LMMIS, which will act as a centralised digital platform to allow the government to monitor Kenyan migrant workers.
