Hotel CEO Cries Out After 4000 Kenyans Battle for Jobs at His Company [VIDEO]

A hotel CEO cried out on Wednesday, October 30, after more than 4,000 Kenyans showed up at his business premises to battle out for jobs.

In a video posted online, former Nyeri gubernatorial aspirant Thuo Mathenge of Bantu Africa Resorts, explained that the interviewees showed up after his firm advertised vacancies for 600 people.

Addressing the media, Mathenge blamed investors hailing from Nyeri County who shunned the region and instead set up businesses in Nairobi and Mombasa for the demonstrated sate of joblessness in the county.

Former Nyeri gubernatorial aspirant Thuo Mathenge speaking to the media on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, after 4000 employees showed up for 600 jobs at his company.

"We have more than 4,000 young people and Kenyans of other ages who have come for interview today. We only have about 600 vacancies for 4000 people.

"I am asking kindly, the 'Nyerians', mostly the people who are able and capable, who go to invest in Mombasa, Nairobi and Nakuru, let them come to Nyeri to fill the vacancy that will be left when I take the 600 people as Employees of Bantu Africa," urged the politician.

This came at a time when several companies were downsizing, restructuring or downright closing due to financial difficulties or legal constrictions as Kenyans brave tough economic times.

In early October, two leading betting firms, Sportpesa and Betin, ended their operations in Kenya after losing a battle with the government to renew their licenses. Sportpesa fired all its 400 employees on the October 2, closure.

A day later, Betin fired all its employees shortly after claiming that it had become too expensive to maintain its workforce.

“The tax is based on a fundamental misunderstanding by the (former Treasury CS Henry) Rotich led treasury of how revenue generation works in the bookmaker industry. This decision will have a damaging impact on both customers and treasury,” read a statement from Betin in part.

More firms, especially in media, are also reportedly preparing to send off employees with Mediamax Network Limited, the company that owns K24 TV, leading the park.