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Police in Makindu have arrested 47 Ethiopian nationals and a driver for being within the nation illegally at Makindu city in Makueni County.
Makindu Subcounty police commander Jashon Polloh mentioned the foreigners had been arrested at Rubis Petrol Station close to Makindu city alongside the Nairobi – Mombasa freeway on Saturday morning.
“We obtained data that there have been individuals who got here out of a container and we rushed there and managed to arrest 47 Ethiopians and the motive force,” Polloh mentioned whereas chatting with the Press in Makindu.
Polloh mentioned the unlawful immigrants had been on transit heading to Mombasa.
“They had been travelling in a truck and may need navigated on their means from the Kenyan border and managed to succeed in right here however because of the state of affairs inside the container it grew to become insufferable to them therefore once they reached Rubis petrol station close to Makindu city possibly they had been complaining and the car stopped in all probability to permit them come out to get contemporary air or so,” he added.
Polloh mentioned all of the suspects have been positioned in lawful police custody in Makindu police station and investigations are happening.
He mentioned the truck and the container have additionally been taken to the police station.
The suspects can be arraigned in court docket as soon as the investigations are accomplished.
By Ronald Rono
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