Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to launch a probe into illegal job recruitment companies.
Mutua issued the directive after identifying travel companies as being at the centre of scams targeting Kenyans seeking employment abroad.
In a statement providing an update on the progress of a crackdown on rogue agents and illegal labour mobility practices, Mutua revealed that, of the 62 companies against which victims had lodged formal complaints, the majority were travel agencies.
As such, in the statement released on Friday, July 18, Mutua issued a stern warning to the companies, noting that it is not within their mandate to conduct labour recruitment.
