Ruto CS responds over claims of involvement in overseas jobs scam
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CS Chelugui dismisses accussations of involvement on overseas jobs scam through First Choice Recruitment company
CS Chelugui dismisses accussations of involvement on overseas jobs scam through First Choice Recruitment company.
Simon Chelugui, the cooperative cabinet secretary, has disassociated himself from First Choice Recruitment and Consultancy Agency, which is under investigation for allegedly operating a fraudulent employment program.
The CS insisted in a statement released on Wednesday that he had no affiliation with the corporation, despite claims made in a number of outlets and on social media.
Nonetheless, he acknowledged being a major guest at one of the company’s 2021 events that he attended.
CS Chelugui said was acting as the Labour CS at the time.
“Indeed, I was invited by the organisers on May 15, 2021, to preside over the flagging off of more than 200 youth who had secured job opportunities in Qatar during the 2022 World Cup.
“As the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection at the time, I was obliged to honour the invite and grace the event because I felt it was a great opportunity for our youth and our country. Also used the occasion to promote government policy on labour migration,” read the statement in part.
Consequently, the CS demanded an apology from those who published the information asking Kenyans to desist from spreading the information.
He explained that he was a senior government official adding that the reports tarnished his name.
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“I have always conducted myself with a high level of professionalism; honour and dignity while discharging my duties at all times,” he stated.
“Therefore, I urge Kenyans to ignore these malicious reports with the contempt it deserves. In conclusion, I demand an unequivocal apology with equivalent prominence.”
The statement by Chelugui comes after it was alleged that he was facing investigations by the Senate and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over his connections to the company.
According to the reports, the CS was under investigation along with prominent businessmen and Senator Mandago.
First Choice is charged with operating a fraudulent jobs scam in which jobless Kenyans were offered positions abroad, especially during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
After a number of victims who were mostly the youth parted way with facilitation fees worth millions, the company failed to meet their end of the bargain.
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