The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has flagged as fake a job advertisement circulating on social media of the authority seeking to hire Kenyans.
In a statement on social media on Sunday, January 18, KURA said that the post going around did not originate from them, urging the public to be vigilant and careful of the fraudulent advertisements that have been rampant recently.
"KURA wishes to inform the public that a job advertisement circulating on social media is fraudulent and did not originate from the Authority," the statement read.
The authority advised the public to refer to the authority's official website and only verified social media accounts.
In the fake advert allegedly from KURA, it was looking to recruit hundreds of job seekers for positions like civil engineers, superintendents, and ICT officers.
Other positions included public relations officer, customer service representatives, interns, store managers, security officers, assistant human resource manager, office secretary, and database administrator, among other positions that amounted to hundreds of opportunities.
Qualified candidates were supposedly meant to send their documents and applications to a suspicious email address o before January 26, and only shortlisted candidates were to be contacted through email. The fraudsters also used the official court of arms and the official KURA logo, which made it impossible for desperate Kenyans looking for opportunities to notice.
The warning from KURA came a few days after the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) also warned Kenyans against falling prey to fraudsters who were sending text messages regarding recently announced vacancies.
On January 13, KURA announced 33 job opportunities for Kenyans and encouraged qualified individuals to submit applications.
The authority was seeking to recruit individuals into various positions, including director of engineering, engineer, assistant inspector of roads, finance and accounts officer, assistant officer administrator, and driver.
The application dateline was February 5 by 5 pm, and Successful candidates were to be given a contract of three years. The application form was provided on the authority's official website, unlike the fake one that required people to send applications via email.
Due to the increase in fraudulent job adverts, the authority, among other government agencies, has constantly appealed to Kenyans to remain vigilant and report any hiring believed to be fake to the relevant authorities. Kenyans are reminded to verify any job advertisement on the official websites of the hiring agency before submitting any application.
