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Mutua: Political incitement behind 'fake' job scams claims

Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua during a morning interview on Spice FM. [Benard Orwongo,Standard]

Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has denied claims that the government extorted money from desperate young Kenyans seeking foreign jobs under a state-backed labour migration programme.

Speaking on Spice on Wednesday, May 7, Mutua claimed that most of the complaints stemmed from one community, suggesting the issue is being driven by political incitement.

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