This archive report was first published on 28 August 2021.
On August 27, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) arrested a 29-year-old suspect behind a fake jobs syndicate at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
The suspect, identified as Bonface Ouko, was arrested after laying a trap to bring an end to his syndicate. According to the DCI, Ouko used to charge his victims various fees before offering them fake employment letters.
Before his arrest, Ouko had presented a fake letter to a detective who had posed as a job seeker. The letter indicated that the detective had secured a financial analyst position at one of the firms in the country's aviation hubs.
Ouko had even adopted a fake name, Peter Kamuri, and a fake security pass to the firm he had reportedly secured employment opportunity for the detective.
The suspect is currently held at the JKIA police station, awaiting arraignment on Monday.
This arrest comes against the backdrop of rising cases of job seekers being conned. In July, the DCI arrested suspects believed to be part of a cartel that had been swindling unsuspecting teachers millions of shillings.
The cartel had infiltrated the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) database and was working in cahoots with employees in various departments at the headquarters.
On July 7, the DCI was alerted after TSC CEO, Nancy Macharia wrote to them, asking them to conduct investigations on the syndicate.
Macharia stated that the suspects were using several Facebook accounts in her name and defrauded unsuspecting teachers promising to offer them employment and transfers at a fee.
