CANADA REFUTES CLAIMS BY CS MUTUA ON LIVING, WORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR KENYANS IN ‘NEW AGREEMENT’

Foreign & Diaspora Affairs CS, Alfred Mutua | Photo Courtesy: Twitter/DrAlfredMutua

The Canadian government through the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) came out to refute claims by Kenyan Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Alfred Mutua, that there was an arrangement by the two governments to accommodate Kenyans who would like to live and work in Canada.

CS Mutua took to Twitter to inform Kenyans on the Kenya – Canada arrangement.

“JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR KENYANS IN CANADA: During my official visit to Canada, I have also held a discussion with the Honourable @SeanFraserMP, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada and agreed on the various migration opportunity pathways for Kenyans to go and live or work in Canada. I was pleased to note that there are job opportunities within various economic sectors across Canada and Kenyans can travel to Canada as students, tourists and as workers,” CS Mutua’s Tweet read in part.

“MORE JOBS THAN AVAILABLE WORKERS: Currently, Canada has more employment opportunities than available people to work and we agreed that Kenya can help fill that gap. The process for those who wish to go to Canada is simple but requires one to be diligent. We are in deep negotiations and we will be providing a comprehensive statement within the next few days with guidance and links agreed upon between the Kenyan and the Canadian Government so that Kenyans can apply for migration or job visas,” the statement continued.

“WARNING: In the meantime, please be careful and of wary of agencies that say they are recruiting for Canadian firms. We are aware that some Kenyans have been conned by some agencies and you therefore need to be careful so that you are not swindled. I will be providing a list of Canadian Government approved consultants (under the College of Immigration and Citizenship approved consultants @CitImmCanada). Mbele iko Sawa,” the statement concluded.

The IRCC, in its response, stated the special programs claimed by the CS are false and non-existent. “For accurate information on how to immigrate, visit Canada.ca/immigration,” read the official IRCC Tweet.

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