A
self-styled pastor and her husband operating in Kilifi county in what is said
to be a well organised syndicate, is now on the spotlight for human trafficking
in the Middle East where Kenyans have faced the brunt of modern day slavery.
Surprisingly, those involved claim to have the blessings of Labour cabinet
secretary Kazungu Kambi and are said to be operating at his behest and
protection.
Nyamo
Global Agencies, with a sister company EM Global, registered at the registrar
of companies in 2013, is at the centre of controversy inside and outside Kenya.
The agency which is situated at Mtwapa on Mama Ken House, second floor, Total
Petrol Station along Mombasa-Malindi road, is known by the people of Kilifi as
a recruiting agency of labourers to Middle East countries especially Lebanon.
The
short black woman targets men and women of poor background for the airlifts.
She lures them with goodies, fake promises to fall prey. She has enlisted the
services of brokers at both the Immigration Department and the Registrar of Births for easy
processing of vital documents to facilitate travel.
It
is claimed that most examination reports are not accurate, according to those
who have fallen to the tricks. They allegedly assist illiterate jobseekers by
forging education documents at a fee to portray the Kenyans are qualified as per the requirement.
The agency does not recruit bright Kenyan nationals who know their rights. The
agency charges Sh50,000 to Sh80,000 depending on one’s background. The agency,
EM Global, is not registered by the registrar of companies here in Kenya, it is
alleged.
The
contract is not binding according to the deportees who have suffered untold
tribulations in the Middle East.
The
deportees whom your favourite newspaper
came across claimed that the contract does not reflect the type of work in
Lebanon. There are allegations of forged signatures of employers for easy
processing of documents for visa application. The company with office telephone
number +9617985999 in Lebanon is known for sexual harassment, week-long hunger
strikes and assault, especially for those waiting for deportation, it is
claimed.
Cultural
and religious tenets are attributed the abuse as they call Christians “kafir”
hence the genesis of why most Christians are abused. To avoid this, Christians
camouflage as Muslims by putting on buibui and carry the Koran to escape
mistreatment.
The
brain behind this is one Janet Nyabeta, the operations manager of the agency
who according to their Facebook page, is
staying in Italy. Nyabeta’s tactics to mint millions from Lebanon is comparable
to a con Tanzanian national. Sign language, accompanied with slaps at the
Lebanese office in Beirut is the order of the day and this is known at the
Kenyan Embassy.
A
victim revealed that all is not well at the home of “Wayaudi”. Most homesteads
rear wild cats, and most Kenyan domestic workers are subjected to queer ways
they are unused to. Some are told by the Mombasa agent that they are going to
work as air cabin crews, yet while in Lebanon, they do menial jobs. There are
cases of underpayment of the employees.
The
Lebanese Embassy in Nairobi also features on corruption allegations on issuance
of visas in this elaborate syndicate. It is believed that they do not conduct
interviews to visa applicants but rely on tokens by the said corrupt agents.
The Kenyan High Commission in Beirut is to be blamed for the mistreatment of
Kenyans working abroad as the office is accused of corruption hence can not
defend its citizens who are mistreatment and enslaved in foreign land.
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