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The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has alerted the public to fraudulent schemes involving fake job offer letters, where scammers demand payments under the guise of recruitment.
This comes amid KPA’s ongoing recruitment process for positions advertised on My Gov on November 25, 2025, across various departments.
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“KPA has become aware that fraudsters are circulating counterfeit documents claiming to be from the authority to extort money from unsuspecting job seekers,” the management said in a notice.
The authority also addressed recent concerns about an alleged system failure affecting some candidates’ aptitude tests, confirming that affected candidates have been contacted to reschedule.
“KPA wishes to clarify that the recruitment process is still ongoing. Successful candidates will be contacted only through official KPA channels once the process is complete,” it emphasized.
The recruitment has reportedly attracted over 531,000 applicants for 296 positions across engineering, marine, medical, and administrative departments. The exercise aims to strengthen institutional capacity and position the Port of Mombasa as a competitive regional hub.
KPA, which oversees sea and inland waterway ports in Kenya, said the new vacancies are intended to boost efficiency, operational reliability, and support long-term strategic goals. The Port of Mombasa connects directly to over 80 global ports and serves a wide hinterland, including Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania, South Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
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The authority is recruiting for positions including artisans, technicians, assistant ferry masters, coxswains, tug mates, mooring assistants, laboratory and pharmaceutical technologists, pharmacy attendants, graduate trainees, and administrative assistants, with most roles offered under pensionable terms.
All applications must be submitted exclusively through KPA’s online careers portal, part of its e-recruitment initiative designed to streamline hiring, reduce costs, expand the applicant pool, improve candidate quality, and enable automated screening and data management.
“KPA DOES NOT charge any fees at any stage of recruitment, including application, interviews, or document processing. Any request for payment, whether for ‘facilitation’ or ‘processing,’ is fraudulent,” the notice warned.
Applicants are urged to rely only on information from official KPA channels, including the authority’s website and verified social media accounts.
For example, a fake offer letter for an administrative assistant role seen by the Star, claiming one Bradley Kipruto had been offered a six-year fixed-term contract starting March 2, was confirmed by KPA as fake.
