overseas jobs scam Stories

ARA freezes First Choice Recruitment director Chepchirchir’s assets over Sh1 billion overseas jobs scam
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

ARA Acting Director General Mark Ogonji said Chepchirchir and her associates are now prohibited from selling, transferring, or disposing of the listed...

Delays in job placements abroad due to logistics, not fraud, says CS Mutua
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 07, 2025

CS Mutua also responded to allegations by Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba, who claimed that the Labour Mobility Program, intended to create employment...

Back from hell: Survivor of Myanmar jobs scam returns home with scars, horror stories
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 08, 2025

Dan, who gave only his first name for safety and privacy reasons, is among 78 Kenyans who arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Saturday a...

Kenya's young women lured into crypto scams through fake investment opportunities - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 17, 2025

Young women in Kenya are being recruited to participate in sophisticated online fraud schemes designed to lure unsuspecting victims into fake investme...

How fraudulent recruitment agency left 1,200 victims in financial ruin
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 04, 2024

Investigations have uncovered a complex money laundering scheme allegedly orchestrated by the agency's CEO Judy Jepchirchir.

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