From hope to shattered dreams: Inside Sh72.8m Kazi Majuu scam

Detectives say a controversial Dubai job order opened the door to a web of alleged deception, money laundering and abuse of office. [Courtesy]

What began as a government-backed promise to lift Kenyan youth into overseas employment has unravelled into a criminal investigation over the alleged loss of Sh72.8 million, leaving 364 young people burdened with loans for jobs that never materialised.

At the centre of the unfolding scandal is the Kazi Majuu programme, run under the Ministry of Labour, and a controversial Dubai job order that detectives say opened the door to a web of alleged deception, money laundering and abuse of office.