Tangled in lies: Cases lift lid on Kenya's human trafficking rings

Police in Kitengela, Kajiado county, yesterday arrested yet another bunch of Sixty Four aliens of Ethiopian origin suspected to be on transit to South Africa. The aliens were arrested at Muigai estate near Kitengela town after a tip-off. The arrest brings to 96 the number of aliens arrested in the area in one weeks time creating panic in the manner the human trafficking syndicate is increasing.[Standard]

KKebebush Wondimu, an Ethiopian national, dreamed of reuniting with her parents abroad. To make this happen, she paid a hefty Sh700,000 to be smuggled through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on May 4, 2022.

She would have reached her destination were it not for Malawian authorities who intercepted her and other Ethiopians, sending them back to Kenya.