HOAX: Kenya Red Cross has not advertised these jobs

The humanitarian organisation has disowned the ad.

This poster on Facebook purportedly advertising jobs and internship opportunities at the Kenya Red Cross is a HOAX.

The poster has outlined some of the supposed vacancies and listed conditions prospective job seekers must meet for their applications to be considered.

Prospective applicants must be Kenyan citizens, be prepared to work extra hours in any region, be prompt in responding to emergencies, and have attained any level of education.

A website and email address have been provided for prospective applicants to submit their applications.

The poster also appears here and here.

But is the poster authentic?

The website on the poster (http://www.redcross.co.ke/) is not functional and has a .co.ke domain, while the authentic Kenya Red Cross website uses a .or.ke domain (https://www.redcross.or.ke/).

Lastly, the poster’s email address has a Gmail domain, whereas the Kenya Red Cross’ official email addresses use a .or.ke domain, for instance, info@redcross.or.ke.

We checked the Kenya Red Cross website and established that it had five vacancies as of 13 June 2024, but they are different from the ones on the poster in question.

On 12 June 2024, the Kenya Red Cross disowned the poster and affirmed that all its vacancies are only posted on its website.

“We continue to warn members of the public not to fall victim to this fake recruitment exercise. Legitimate job opportunities with us are exclusively posted here. Stay vigilant and beware of such fraudulent posters,” the humanitarian organisation said.

PesaCheck investigated a poster on Facebook purportedly advertising jobs and internship opportunities at the Kenya Red Cross and found it to be a HOAX.