By Tajeu Shadrack Nkapapa
A well-coordinated operation involving officers from the Transnational Organized Crime Unit and the Kitengela Police Station has led to the successful rescue of 58 Ethiopian nationals who were confined in a residence next to the House of Deliverance Center in Kitengela.
As a result of this operation, two suspects have been arrested.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, this follows a tip-off from concerned members of the public, who reported seeing a group of Ethiopians being confined in a maisonette in the said area.
“Acting on this intelligence, officers swiftly responded and found the victims who appeared weak, malnourished, and without identification documents in the company of two Kenyan suspects, Daniel Nduati Kingoo and Peter Maina Kimemia in the said house,” the DCI said in an X post.
“Preliminary investigations have revealed that the victims had been brought to the house three days earlier and were awaiting transportation to South Africa,” added the DCI.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations reported that out of the rescued individuals, 28 were escorted to Kitengela Police Station, while the remaining 30 were taken to Isinya Police Station.
“The two Kenyan suspects were escorted to Muthaiga Police Station.”
A Honda motorcycle with registration number KMGK 123T has been recovered from the compound and is currently being retained as an exhibit at Kitengela Police Station.