The National Employment Authority (NEA) has listed steps Kenyans seeking jobs abroad should take before committing money to recruitment agencies or accepting overseas employment opportunities.

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NEA urged job seekers to conduct due diligence on both the recruitment agency and the specific job being advertised before proceeding with the recruitment process.

The first step is to verify whether the recruitment agency facilitating the job application is duly registered with the Authority.

Job seekers should confirm that the agency is listed on the National Employment Authority Integrated Management System (NEAIMS) portal.

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NEA further advised Kenyans to check whether the agency’s registration and licence are valid before engaging its services or making any financial commitment.

“Job seekers should verify the specific overseas job being advertised and ensure that the opportunity can be independently confirmed through the NEAIMS portal,” NEA stated.

The latest guidance comes against the backdrop of investigations into alleged labour and travel agency fraud, where in January 2026, Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua said 390 cases of alleged labour and travel agency fraud were under investigation.

Of the cases, 116 involved travel agents who were allegedly neither registered with NEA nor the Business Registration Service (BRS), according to the Cabinet Secretary.

The investigations were being conducted by a multi-agency task force comprising the Ministry of Labour, the Attorney General’s Office, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Mutua said the task force had completed 15 case files and forwarded them to the DPP for further investigations and approval to charge those involved.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke