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Police seek prisons staff in Sh200m jobs scam

By Kamore Maina | 5yrs ago

The suspects are said to have promised to help the job seekers to secure jobs with, among other organisations, the National Police Service, National Intelligence Service (NIS), Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), and other government parastatals. [Courtesy]

Police in Nairobi are searching for a senior prisons officer implicated in a Sh200 million fake jobs racket.

Two suspects have been arrested and are helping the DCI with investigations.

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