Security has rescued at least 179 youths from the home of a 38-year-old woman, Harriet Nasuuna.
Nasuuna was allegedly working for as a recruitment agent for a S.3 student William Mugenyi, 18 for fake jobs in Kenya. They recruited the youths from various parts of the country and kept them at Nasuuna’s home in Kakiri, Wakiso district.
“Mugenyi told me to recruit energetic young men and women for jobs in Kenya. I have been getting these people by telling one person to inform another about this employment opportunity. My boss is Mugenyi William, and is a resident of Kapeka Semuto in Nakaseke district,” Nasuuna said.
Patrick Onyango the Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson and UPDF First Division spokesperson, Maj Charles Kabona, said the information already gathered shows Mugenyi is a S.3 student at Kapeka secondary school.
“Mugenyi was allegedly acting as an agent on behalf of his sister, identified as Carol, associated with the Humble Company in Nairobi, Kenya. Both male and female victims had converged at Nasuuna Harriet’s residence in Nampunge village, Kakiri sub-county, Wakiso district, awaiting transportation to Nairobi, Kenya,” Onyango said.
“Further investigation revealed that the victims were being lured into positions such as waiters, waitresses, supermarket attendants, and casual laborers at St. Mary’s Coffee Company in Kenya. A total of 179 victims, comprising 99 males and 80 females, were rescued and taken to Kakiri police station for necessary arrangements to facilitate their return to their respective homes,” Onyango added.
Out of the 179 youths, at least 98 had each allegedly paid Shs 100,000 in recruitment fees for jobs in Kenya, meaning over Shs 9.8 million was collected from the victims.
The remaining 81 youths allegedly paid Shs 50,000 each – translating into Shs 4 million. This implies that Nasuuna and Mugenyi collected Shs 13.8 million from job seekers picked from Nansana, Kyengera, Bukomero, Butambala, Kasese, Fort Portal, and Kyegegwa.
