The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives on Friday arrested eight foreigners suspected of entering into the country illegally in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County.
In a statement on X, DCI stated that the male suspects comprised eight Somali and Ugandan nationals.
They were apprehended alongside three Kenyans believed to have snuck them into the country inside a chauffeured vehicle.
According to the DCI, the suspects were en route to Nairobi's Eastleigh estate from Uganda.
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SECURITY OPERATION DRAGS ELEVEN INTO CUSTODY
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As hawkshaws intensify pursuit for undocumented foreign nationals sneaking into the country for unestablished businesses, 11 male suspects have been rounded up in Kitale in an intelligence-led operation conducted by the DCI Operation… pic.twitter.com/Eg7wln72Gm
The DCI's Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) is currently interrogating the suspects to determine their activities in the country.
ATPU is exploring the possibility that the foreigners may be victims of human trafficking.
