Over 300 Job seekers to hold mega demonstrations Eldoret against First Choice
A section of the Youth who claim to have been defrauded millions by a recruitment Agency
By Hubzmedia Reporter
The Turbo Sub -County security team led by the chair Mohammed Mwabudzo is set to deliberate a notification of mass demonstration by over 300 youth who claim to have been defrauded millions of shillings by an Eldoret based recruitment Agency .
While addressing the media shortly after notifying the Officer Commanding the Eldoret Central Police station , the youth have indicated they will be demanding an audience this Thursday from key government officers led by the Uasin Gishu County Commissioner ,the Uasin Gishu Criminal Investigations officer and the Director of Public prosecution as well as the Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii.
“We have on this day Monday as is stipulated by law notified the police of our intent to hold mass demonstrations within the Eldoret Central Business District on Thursday ,over 300 youth will participate in the demonstrations , we have vowed to demand an audience from the county commissioner Mr Eddyson Nyale, CCIO Uasin Gishu, Governor Jonathan Bii and the director of Public prosecution who have failed to accord us any assistance after we were defrauded millions of shillings by First Choice recruitment and Consultancy that had promised us jobs in Qatar and other countries ,”Said Enock Kiptoo Tarus
I paid over Ksh 400,000 to the recruitment agency I was promised a job in Poland but until now I am still held up in Eldoret with no assurance, I have demanded back my money and a check was given to me that I am supposed to bank next year and it’s not the entire amount paid to the Agency,”Said one of the job seekers.
Sam Another job seeker who is also a bodaboda operator says he was forced to sell of his motor cycle as well as convinced his parents to sell their only parcel of land in order to raise enough money needed for their travel abroad with some his siblings,
“I am now an outskirt in my family I have forced them into abject poverty ,I was hoping my sibling and I would make a difference for my family once we secured jobs abroad , I lost my motorcycle, my parents land and now the money is gone and no one is willing to help us get our money back from this agency,”Said Sam
Pauline Ambaka another job seeker says she was convinced that the agency was legit after senior government officials led by Cabinet Secretary Co-operative and SMEs Simon Chelugui and former Governor who is the Uasin Gishu Senetor Jackson Mandago graced the official launch of the recruitment agency at the Central primary grounds in Eldoret,
“With the presence of highly ranked government officers in the launch I was convinced that agency was legit however we have lost millions of shillings and no one is willing to help us, the officer in charge of the agency Judy Chepchirchir has said to our face that there is nothing we can do, we are therefore appealing to the President to help us get our money back”Said Ambaka.
The youth have made allegations that their plight has fallen to deaf ears due to interference from senior government officials and have pledged to paralyze operations within Eldoret Town Thursday in order to get the support of President William Ruto.
“We have been intimidated and some of us have been threatened ,we have nothing else to lose we have lost hope but we plead with our president to listen to the hustlers who are been denied whats is rightfully theirs, our families have been left in poverty and huge loans by the recruitment agency that has shut offices at Eldoret City plaza to an unknown location perhaps continuing to defraud more unsuspecting youth into their racket” Said Lawrence.
It has since been established by the hubzmedia that the First Choice recruitment agency has since been closed at the City Plaza Building.
However the Recruitment agency through Judy Chepchichir has insisted the organization is legitimate and will continue to connect Kenyan job seekers to available job opportunities abroad.
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