Hundreds of unemployed teachers in Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, and Uasin Gishu counties are struggling to come to terms with the loss of millions of shillings after falling victim to a fraudulent job recruitment scheme.
Sources have revealed that the scam, which operated across county borders, involved fraudsters posing as well-connected insiders at the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
They promised unsuspecting victims guaranteed employment in exchange for hefty bribes, only for the hopeful teachers to realize too late that they had been duped.
One victim, a 25-year-old trained teacher from Baringo, came forward anonymously to share her painful experience.
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She revealed that she had borrowed Ksh 150,000 from a bank to pay for what she believed was a legitimate TSC job placement.
When she later realized she had been conned, she contemplated suicide, unable to cope with the weight of her financial loss.
“A friend of mine introduced me to a man who claimed to have strong connections with bosses at the TSC headquarters in Upper Hill, Nairobi,” she recounted.
“After meeting with him and his associates at a hotel in Eldoret, I handed over the money, hoping that my dream of securing employment would finally come true.”
Unfortunately, after months of waiting, her job never materialized. Calls to the fraudsters went unanswered, and their offices—once full of activity—were suddenly deserted.
Hundreds of job seekers have narrated similar experiences, with reports indicating that the fraudsters collectively swindled their victims out of more than Ksh 9 million.
The syndicate targeted desperate young teachers eager to land government employment after years of joblessness.
Many victims are now burdened with massive debts, having taken loans from banks or borrowed from relatives in the hope of securing a brighter future.
By Newsmedia