Kenya: Ignore Fake Ad Claiming Kenya’s Electricity Generating Company Is Hiring

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Ignore fake ad claiming Kenya’s electricity generating company is hiring

IN SHORT: The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) says the circulating Facebook ad is fake. The public should only use official channels.

A job advertisement circulating on Facebook claims that the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is recruiting for various positions nationwide.

The advert lists vacancies including maintenance technicians, data entry clerks, drivers, security guards and cleaners. Interested applicants are instructed to send their applications to “[email protected]“.

KenGen is Kenya’s main electricity generating company. Established in 1954, it is a publicly listed company.

Finding a job remains a significant challenge for many Kenyans, particularly young people. Each year, over 800,000 young people enter the job market, yet only a small proportion find formal employment. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, those aged 20 to 24 currently face the highest long-term unemployment rate.

This job ad has also been posted here, here, here and here. But is it legitimate? We checked.

Fake job ad

This job ad has multiple red flags, indicating that it may not be what it seems.

First, the advert instructs applicants to send their details to a Gmail address. Legitimate organisations, especially large, state-owned companies such as KenGen, do not use free email services like Gmail for official recruitment purposes. They usually have corporate email addresses that end with their company domain, in this case @kengen.co.ke.