Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- Kenya's Principal Secretary for Diaspora Affairs, Roseline Njogu, recently appealed to Kenyans to verify every job opportunity they come across. "The National Employment Authority can inform you about credible and licensed agents," Ms Njogu was quoted as saying, adding, "We are still seeing Kenyans using travel agents and tour companies in an attempt to find jobs abroad; however, these are not licensed operators."

The goal Ms Njogu purported to embrace-proper control of foreign job recruitment channels-was certainly needed. In recent years, young Kenyan women seeking to improve their lives by migrating for domestic work in the Gulf States have been abused, and some have even died. Because of such reports, Kenya recen...