No mercy: Jobless youth scammed, kidnapped, charged with terrorism

Police reports revealed that parents paid between Sh300,000 and Sh1.3 million to overseas job agents to secure work abroad for their children...

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A Kenyan news report highlights the alarming issue of unemployed youth being scammed, kidnapped, and falsely charged with terrorism. This underscores a pervasive problem of corruption in recruitment processes, particularly for opportunities within the military.

Opportunities to join the military are allegedly being sold for up to Sh400,000.
Kakamega Senator Bony Khalwale raised the alarm in Parliament.
A man named Morris Mate from Kakamega reported being asked for Sh400,000 to secure a military position for his child, despite owning a bull valued at Sh250,000.

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