By The Standard
NAIROBI– Kenyan Police arrested 32 Ethiopians, among them two terror suspects, in a house at Nairobi’s Umoja Estate.
The operation by anti-terror police unit is believed to be a breakthrough in their investigation.
Head of anti-terror police Nicholas Kamwende confirmed the arrests, but declined to give more details.
He said they were investigating various crimes, which led to the raids. Witnesses said contingents of police surrounded the building where the foreigners were arrested before the officers stormed in and ordered them out one by one.
The officers left with two of the suspects, but left the rest behind. It was not immediately clear why they decided to go with the two, but sources said they were terror suspects.
The Ethiopians arrived in groups of five and stayed in a rental house in the estate for more than a week before the police raid.
They told police they planned to travel to South Africa at a date only known by their leaders.
The 30 suspects were expected in court yesterday to face charges of being in the country illegally. Police said they are looking for a Kenyan who had allowed the foreigners to stay in his house illegally.
The involvement of anti-terror police has raised suspicion of the foreigners’ mission here.
Porous borders between Kenya and her Ethiopian and Somali neighbours have led to infiltration of terrorists blamed for the 1998 US Embassy and 2002 Kikambala Paradise Hotel bombings.
5 thoughts on “Kenya arrests 30 Ethiopians in a police raid”
Most likely, these people are poor souls, unabe to earn a living in the country they call their own, seeking for a better life elsewhere …traveling …probably illigally, to greener pastures (South Africa). Their final destination is definetely not Kenya. They are neither terrorists nor criminals. They were probably arrested because they may have no money to bribe one of the most corrupt police force on earth.
Kenyan police, please find something better to do.
Kenyan Police is the most corrupt on the planet. They kill, rape and illigally arrest people and hand over to TPLF and Shabia regime for money.
The people they arrested are seekers of a better life.
What does the stupid Kenyans know about “Terror suspects”! It is a bunch of bull crap. Let the Ethiopians go you bustards! Kenya and its leadership is shame of Africa.
I see Meles Zenawi’s hand behind it. he likes labeling non- EPRDF members “terrorists”.for your information, there is no more terrorist than Meles zenawi. How many bridges,schools, public buildings, etc.. he destroyed during the derg regime? how many civilians have been killed by his rebel group between 1974-1991. Meles has no moral authority to call others “terrorists”.
I believe this is another Woyane Stupid trick, to make believe his theory of Ethiopian terrorists being active in Ethiopia and outside.