Kenya: Over 140 Suspected Illegal Immigrants Arrested in Taita Taveta

24 April 2015

Police in Taita Taveta County have arrested 146 people among them Somali and Ethiopian nationals for allegedly being in the country illegally.

Speaking at his office in Mwatate on Friday, County Commissioner Onigoi Ole Sosio said 96 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested following a raid in Kasighau and Maungu trading centers in Voi Sub County on Thursday. They did not have National IDs or passports.

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