Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has dismissed claims that his ministry is connected to recruitment agencies sending Kenyans abroad for jobs.
Appearing before the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on Tuesday, May 6, Mutua clarified that confusion had arisen over the terms of available job offers, particularly in Qatar. "The jobs available in Qatar were for a one-year period and were based on placements at different times.
We received slightly over 1,000 job offers for the candidates," said Mutua.
He explained that the ministry faced challenges with a Qatari company coordinating placements across the Middle East and North African regions, which complicated recruitment. "We faced a small problem; some of the job offers that came to my attention did not meet the standards I expected," noted Mutua.
