Kenyan returnee exposes rogue job agents in human trafficking scandal

Labour CS Alfred Mutua before the Senate's Committee on Labour and Social Welfare chaired by Julius Murgor in regards to various recruitment agencies implicated in the ongoing diaspora jobs program. The session follows statement by Senator Gloria Orwoba seeking answers on the fate of 89 jobs seekers whompaid medical and visa processing fees but remain in limbo months later ,at Mini Chambers, County Hall, Parliament, Nairobi. May 6th,2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Persons returning to the country have continued to expose rogue agents exploiting job seekers in search of overseas employment, particularly in the Gulf and Asia, lifting the lid on a growing crisis that is leaving young Kenyans vulnerable to modern-day slavery, deception, and abuse.

In a recent case filed before the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi, the magnitude of the exploitation has been laid bare.