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The National Government through the Ministry of Labour and Social Development has unveiled 300,000 job opportunities abroad through the National Employment Authority Portal.

Speaking during a tree planting exercise at Taita Taveta University on Saturday where over 5,000 tree seedlings were planted, the Principal Secretary (PS) for Labour and Skills Development at the Ministry of Labour and Social Development Shadrack Mwadime (pictured) highlighted significant progress in Ken-ya’s employment sector.

The PS stated that the National Employment Authority portal currently boasts 300,000 job opportuni-ties uploaded by private recruitment agencies as a result of the Ministry’s insistence on transparency and accessibility in job postings.

Recruitment agencies

Mwadime encouraged Kenyans interested in establishing private recruitment agencies to seize the op-portunity, emphasizing that this is a promising avenue for creating employment opportunities abroad.

He acknowledged the mistrust among the youth, who often dismissed overseas job offers as scams due to past experiences with fraudulent conmen. “There are many job opportunities opening up abroad, but when you try to advise a youth, they think these are scams. Many youths have been cheated by con-men and have lost their money. That might be the reason they shun online job opportunities because they have lost confidence,” said Mwadime.

To counter this, Mwadime reiterated that the government has taken stringent measures to ensure that labour migration is organized and secure by ensuring a thorough vetting process of private recruitment agencies, which he said has reduced the number of overseas employment agencies from approximately 1,000 to about 500.