{"id":17238,"date":"2025-03-05T14:28:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=17238"},"modified":"2025-03-05T14:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:28:32","slug":"cs-mutua-warns-job-seekers-against-drug-abuse-cites-lost-opportunities-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=17238","title":{"rendered":"CS Mutua Warns Job Seekers Against Drug Abuse, Cites Lost Opportunities Abroad."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled-3-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17239\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary (CS) Alfred Mutua<\/strong> has cautioned <strong>Kenyans seeking employment abroad<\/strong> against <strong>drug abuse<\/strong>, warning that it could cost them <strong>lucrative opportunities in foreign countries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking during a <strong>recruitment exercise in Roysambu on Wednesday<\/strong>, <strong>CS Mutua<\/strong> emphasized that <strong>no applicant using cannabis or any other drugs<\/strong> would be accepted by foreign employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CS expressed concern over the <strong>rising cases of drug abuse<\/strong>, noting that many <strong>qualified job seekers<\/strong> risk <strong>missing out on life-changing opportunities<\/strong> due to substance use. He warned that those who fall into this <strong>destructive habit<\/strong> could end up <strong>unemployed and struggling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recruitment drive is offering positions in <strong>nursing, driving, cooking, and other skilled professions<\/strong> abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CS Mutua also praised <strong>Kenya\u2019s strong labor force<\/strong> but criticized some job seekers for <strong>sabotaging their own prospects<\/strong> by engaging in behaviors that disqualify them from international placements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged <strong>aspiring migrant workers<\/strong> to remain <strong>disciplined and drug-free<\/strong> to secure <strong>well-paying jobs overseas<\/strong> and build <strong>successful careers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary (CS) Alfred Mutua has cautioned Kenyans seeking employment abroad against drug abuse, warning that it could cost them lucrative opportunities in foreign countries. Speaking during a recruitment exercise in Roysambu on Wednesday, CS Mutua emphasized that no applicant using cannabis or any other drugs would be accepted by foreign [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":17239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-health","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Untitled-3-5.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17238"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17240,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17238\/revisions\/17240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}