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Pastor James Wanjohi 's Biography in Summary

James Wanjohi Njoroge, a Kenyan preacher and businessman, has gone into hiding after allegedly defrauding Kenyan job seekers of millions of shillings.
The preacher, through his Nairobi-based company WorthStart Agency, is accused of defrauding desperate job seekers by promising jobs abroad.

According to The Nation, the agency defrauded over 4,000 job seekers of their money. The victims are said to have paid Sh100,000 each to the WorthStart agency, which is said to have collected Sh600 million from unsuspecting job seekers.

DCI detectives raided the agency's office at Pension Towers in Nairobi after receiving complaints from victims of the alleged con.
 

In a video that went viral on social media, a distraught young man is seen weeping uncontrollably at the travel agency's offices, yelling about how he lost over Sh60,000 that he borrowed to pay the firm for alleged overseas opportunities.

"They said there were plenty of jobs in Canada, including driver positions. I borrowed Sh. 60,000 to pay them, and I have never been taken to Canada," he said, adding that the agency has had the money since January of this year, but they have never processed his work visa application, as they claimed.

Wanjohi is not new to fraud allegations; in 2022, he was charged with stealing Juvenia Lydia Mapilele Cohen's motor vehicle.

He was charged alongside Kevin Brian Amolo for an offense allegedly committed on November 6, 2020, in Nairobi.

The director of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI), who has also dabbled in politics and unsuccessfully ran for the UDA party's Roysambu Parliamentary seat, is well-known for his flashy lifestyle.

In December 2023, he shared a video of himself on social media platforms giving his sister a multi-million dollar car, prompting netizens to question his source of wealth.

His company, WorthStart Limited, claims to provide a variety of services, including travel consultation, visa application and tracking, hosting services, flight and hotel bookings and reservations, job searching, and placements.
 

According to its website, the firm has also connected over 300 people with jobs abroad and assisted over 500 people in obtaining visas for international travel.