US Govt Speaks on 3000 Jobs Offered to Kenyans

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USAID Acting Administrator John Barsa speaking at a past event.
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday, November 25 exposed a fake job alert scamming Kenyans in their name.

The job advertisement had a fake letterhead from USAID and read, "Massive job recruitment in Kenya, over 3,000 vacancies available."

The agency responded by clarifying that they do not ask applicants to pay in order to apply for a vacancy and called on Kenyans to be cautious.

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A fake job poster purporting to be from USAID.
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"Beware of fraud! USAID and partners never ask for money so that you can apply for a job or other opportunity." read a statement from USAID.

The advert had claimed that the agency was seeking to expand its regional offices and branches all over the 47 counties in Kenya.

The fake job alert claimed that those who would be shortlisted for jobs would be paid with those in hardship areas promised Ksh3,500 per day and transport included.

There has been an increase in fake job adverts with a number of Kenyans swindled huge amounts of cash with the hope of securing employment.

Many of the fake advertisements target organisations that have a reputation of being good employers including foreign governments, multinations, NGOs, the United Nations, among others. 

Some of the scammers target private information while a majority of them ask for money for minor processes which, when done to large groups of people, become money-making scams. 

Fraudsters have taken advantage of the high level of unemployment in the country with the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) released in September 2020 indicating joblessness doubled from April to June.

The number of those unemployed increased to 4,637,164 between April and June this year compared to 2,329,176 same period last year.

Job seekers in Kenya.
Job seekers in Kenya.
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