Fake job call for ex-cops
Fake job call for ex-cops
Fake job call for ex-cops
After showing up for employment that never existed, hundreds of former police officers were turned away at the GSU headquarters on Friday morning. A social media post had tempted the jobseekers, who were primarily discharged and deserters, to reintegrate into the National Police Service. The ex-cops arrived to the base as early as 7 am, equipped with paperwork, and set up camp at the main gate. However, they were later sent away when it was discovered that they had responded to a fictitious call.
They had to go to the paramilitary base to be recruited, according to the viral post. The message said, “If you know of any police officer who has been abandoned or is willing to be kurudi kazi afike Ruaraka kesho treat as urgent if willing, GSU hq.” The Star was able to view a video tape of the job hopefuls going in and out of the building. According to police spokesman Resila Onyango, the message had already been reported, cautioning anyone who were targeted not to fall for it. She told the Star, “We noticed the post and sent out an advisory telling the former police to disregard it. “Police don’t talk like that, and if we needed their help at all, we would have sent out a signal about it.”
The planned nationwide police recruiting has been delayed for early next year, coinciding with the job fraud.
Kindiki Kithure, the Interior Cabinet Secretary, disclosed this information to the MPs on September 30. “We want to start the hiring process early in the following year.Kindiki stated, “We are late, so we cannot have it this year.” She did not provide any other information. The CS was answering a query regarding the exercise and the strategies being used to deal with the widespread instances of bribery during recruiting from a member of the National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity.
