Dozens of young Kenyans have been protesting in the city of Eldoret, after they said they had paid huge sums of money to an agency that promised but failed to give them jobs abroad.

They are demanding their money back from First Choice Recruitment and Consultancy Agency, to whom some of them had reportedly paid as much as 2,800 dollars for a shot at jobs in the Middle East, Europe and Canada.

Local media report that the owner of the agency, Judy Chepchirchir has dismissed several summons by the Labour and Social Welfare committee of the Kenyan senate and the leadership of the county government.

Several outlets have also reported that the police have launched investigations into Ms Chepchirchir and her agency.