A document purporting to be from the Public Service Commission (PSC) advertising 1,000 permanent and pensionable jobs is fake.
An independent spot check done by Kenyans.co.ke established that the 75-page printout was a doctored version of an original one, which was released by PSC in 2019.
The selling point of the fake document was the difference in font and size of the numbers 20 and 23 in the application deadline.
In addition, a spot check on the Commission's official website, where all adverts published on local dailies are posted, returned no value.
According to the doctored file, PSC called for applications for the position of trainers work in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions across the country.
The mass recruitment drive was by the the State Department for Vocational and Technical Training and targetted graduates from various disciplines.
Among them were engineering, nutrition and dietetics, tourism management, food and beverage, medicine technology and architecture.
"Interested and qualified persons are requested to fill in one (1) PSC 2 (Revised 2016) application form which is available on the PSC website," the statement read in part.
The single duly-filled form and copies of the national ID cars and academic and professional certificates would be submitted to the institutions they are interested in joining by March 11, 2023.
Successful applicants under Group J and K job categories would be hired on a permanent and pensionable basis with a basic salary ranging between Ksh29,190 and Ksh46,230.
They will also be entitled to a house allowance as per the civil servant rates, commuter and annual leave allowance. In addition, they will have 30 days' leave every year.
PSC capped the academic qualifications to Diploma and Degree certificates depending on the specialization. Kenyans have been advised to be wary of such adverts as they could be part of a scheme to defraud them.
