Kenyans are spending millions of shillings to secure ghost jobs in Dubai.
A report by the Daily Nation on Sunday, February 9, uncovered the most recent con game that is netting unsuspecting Kenyans.
The hopeful job-seekers allegedly paid sums ranging from Ksh150,000 to Ksh200,000 to land jobs in Dubai that they were promised would pay them Ksh90,000 monthly.
A few of the disillusioned victims who managed to make their way back into the country after their dreams were shattered in Dubai are demanding government intervention.
Hamisi Juma, one of those duped by the shady recruiters narrated how after leaving a job paying Ksh40,000 a month and parting with Ksh200,000, he was ultimately abandoned with his ilk in Dubai.
Juma highlights that during their time there, in lieu of the promised jobs, they instead were virtually imprisoned in small rooms.
“We were living 50 people in one room, both men and women. We were never allowed to go out, it was like a prison. We sneaked out and went to the Kenyan embassy but we were never assisted."
Rogue recruiting agencies have resurfaced to cash in on the employment prospects occasioned by the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Some of those who have found themselves in the unfortunate position have resorted to prostitution to earn money according to Mwanamvua Juma who was there as well.
One of the victims of the scam, Douglas Mwazombo, detailed how a recruiter virtually enslaved them and confiscated their passports.
“She picked us from the airport and treated us well before she confiscated our passports and started treating us like slaves. Our embassy in Dubai did not help us."
The situation for those still stranded in Dubai is dire. A few of the Kenyans who have made it back are demanding that the government organise a raid on the room where they were housed.
Sixteen have managed their return while 40 others remain stranded in Dubai according to media reports on Saturday 8, February.
They have identified a local agent by the name of Ummi as an integral link in the chain of the Dubai Scam.
