Alfred Mutua, the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, has revealed that there are over 5,000 Kenyans who are now residing in Qatar as refugees.
Mutua said in a statement on Sunday, “Rogue operatives brought these Kenyans to the Gulf state with the promise of securing their jobs during the World Cup.”
After paying the rogue agents hundreds of thousands of shillings, he maintained that they had rejected going back to Kenya in the expectation that they would be able to find employment there.
Approximately 5,000 Kenyans have been unable to leave Qatar and are currently residing there as refugees. They arrived during the World Cup.
Mutua said on Citizen TV that some of the promised positions have never been realized by the individuals themselves, and since they have paid between 200,000 and 250,000 shillings, they have indicated that they will not return unless they are offered employment.
“There are five thousand Kenyans who are receiving food from the International Organization for Migration in Qatar on a daily basis, and it is due to these rogue agents in our country.”
On the other hand, he stated that his current task is to eliminate rogue agents from the system who have been defrauding innocent Kenyans.
The Cabinet Secretary representative said, “What we are attempting to do is clean the system.”
“We have asked people to come and conduct this, and there will be no fees associated with your interrogation.
“Following the successful completion of your second interview and the subsequent acceptance of the position, you will be required to pay certain fees.
” For instance, no one will cover the costs of your medical procedures and other minor processes, even if you are aware of their intended outcome.”
The government made an announcement about the recruiting process last week, and Mutua recounted one incident in which more than 20,000 Kenyans turned up to try their luck.
The CS said that rogue agents had infiltrated the exercise and were already collecting passports from those who had shown themselves for the interviews. This occurred while the exercise was in progress.
“On our first day at KICC, we welcomed non-process agents and started charging them. To enable them to make purchases, we located a car that already contained approximately forty passports,” according to Mutua.
