Gov’t Warns Kenyans Against Fake South Korean Job Offers
The government has broken its silence on an alleged recruitment operation targeting Kenyans for lucrative employment in South Korea.
Roseline Kathure Njogu, Permanent Secretary of the State Department for Diaspora Affairs, rejected the government’s involvement in the alleged fraudulent recruiting effort in a statement released on Thursday, May 8.
According to the PS, the fraudulent employment postings particularly named “Rural Plus Centres” in Haenam, Wando, Jindo, Yeongam, and Jangheung counties in South Korea’s Jeollanam-do province.
However, the government undertook investigations in partnership with the Kenyan Embassy in Seoul and South Korean authorities.
𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐉𝐎𝐁 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐊𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐀 pic.twitter.com/B3fyXMw0oB
— State Department for Diaspora Affairs | Kenya (@Diaspora_KE) May 9, 2025
It was determined that the job openings were not genuine.
Furthermore, the ministry urged Kenyans against dealing with agencies or individuals offering jobs in the Asian country without proof.
To reduce the possibility of falling for fraudulent employment offers abroad, the State Department for Diaspora Affairs advised job searchers to obtain verification through the ministry’s official contacts.
The ministry confirmed that those seeking jobs in South Korea can contact the Kenyan Embassy in Seoul.
The latest warning came amid a wave of fears among Kenyans about the risk of being duped while pursuing greener pastures abroad.
Alfred Mutua, Labour Cabinet Secretary, recently came before the Senate on Tuesday, May 6, to answer numerous urgent questions.
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Which included why some Kenyans were still in the country despite meeting all the credentials to work overseas.
Mutua claims that job offers come from a variety of sources, rather than the government. The CS argued that the government was only a facilitator.
The CS also remarked that other Kenyans who had secured jobs overseas were unable to leave for a variety of reasons.
These include a change of heart, difficulties getting documentation, insufficient cash for trip expenditures, and even failing mandatory medical examinations.
Gov’t Warns Kenyans Against Fake South Korean Job Offers
