The Social Health Authority (SHA) has flagged a notice purporting to advertise several job vacancies in 28 positions as fake.
In a social media post on Saturday night, SHA flagged the viral notice that sought to hire individuals from all levels of qualifications, from interns to human resource officers.
The fake notice had all the hallmarks of a legitimate job advertisement from the authority, complete with its format, wording, logo and even colours.
"Social Health Authority (SHA) is currently the health provider in Kenya, established under section 25 of the Act of the Kenyan constitution and designed to provide all healthcare services in all Kenyan healthcare facilities," part of the fake notice read.
"In order to ensure all Kenyans are registered and required medical services are provided at the time of need without any financial burden, the authority does hereby advertise for various job vacancies in various fields to help in acquiring qualified and enough SHA staff as listed below."
Besides HR officers and internship opportunities, other fake vacancies advertised included social workers, office assistants, accountants, auditors, storekeepers, drivers, ICT officers, security officers and cleaners.
Others were clerical officers, field agents, health records officers, supply chain managers, laboratory technicians and psychological counsellors.
Qualifications for all the posts were listed synonymously to represent all the positions, starting with being a holder of a degree, diploma or certificate from a recognised learning institution.
Others included being a Kenyan citizen of 18 years and above, of sound mind and a holder of the national identification card, a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) pin, a Social Health Authority (SHA) number and a National Social Security Fund (NSSF) number.
They were also required to speak fluent English and Kiswahili or both, and the local language for community educators, and have proof of experience in the area of application.
The fake notice also urged Kenyans to send in their applications by April 27 to an email address clearly not aligned to SHA but clever enough to capture unwitting Kenyans.
The email address was a Gmail address, one of the clear signs that a job advertisement might not be authentic.
