Nandi County Senator, Samson Cherarkey is seeking a Statement in Senate regarding private employment agencies in Kenya.

The Senator wants the Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare to outline the requirements that a private employment agency must fulfill before it is officially registered and granted approval to operate in Kenya; provide a list of private employment agencies currently operating in the country, stating the registration status of each company; and shed light on claims by the National Employment Authority Integrated Management System (NEAIMS), that a number of private employment agencies are operating with expired licenses.

Sen. Cherarkey further requires the Committee to disclose the total number of Kenyans who have secured employment abroad through private employment agencies, indicating the agencies involved in these placements; and articulate any measures that the National Employment Authority has undertaken to combat the rising cases of Kenyans being exploited by private employment agencies in securing jobs overseas.