Hundreds of Kenyans raided the offices of a job agency in Nairobi to claim back millions they paid for jobs abroad.
The too-familiar tale took a twist, with many claiming they travelled abroad only to be stranded with no jobs.
The angry Kenyans who protested at the offices demanded refunds, claiming that some of them were promised jobs and travelled 3,100 kilometres to Mauritius only to find no jobs.
The victims of the growing scam claim they found the jobs agency through advertisements online, and most of them paid upwards of Ksh200,000 for the jobs, but many are yet to be placed despite paying in full. "I first paid Ksh80,000 as a down payment, and then I added Ksh145,000 for flight tickets," recounted Faith Nasimiyu, a trained driver and a carer.
