By Cyrus Ombati
Nairobi, Kenya: Over 70 Ethiopians were Monday night arrested in a police operation in Nairobi’s Mlango Kubwa area.
The 71 men and women told police they were headed for South Africa in search of employment.
Starehe OCPD Barasa Wabomba said they also arrested a man who was hosting the aliens.
Police said they arrested 58 of them earlier on Monday and 13 in the night.
READ MORE
Activists, protest victims condemn Ruto's speech
KNCHR: 1,376 arbitrary arrests, 610 injuries reported in the last five months
Ten Eritreans arrested in Laikipia while being smuggled to South Africa
Bodies burned after Haiti police, civilians kill 28 alleged gang members
The suspects were in a house when police stormed and it has been difficult for police to handle them because they neither speak English nor Swahili.
It is not the first time that such suspects on transit are arrested.
Tens of Ethiopians are annually arrested in Kenya while on transit.
It is not clear how they manage to navigate through various police roadblocks.
