A day after 2,141 foreigners on President Ruto’s VISA-free program landed at JKIA, some 47 Ethiopians have been arrested along Mombasa Road in Makindu, Makueni County, for allegedly being in the country illegally.
According to a police report, the aliens who were apprehended while traveling in a truck, had no documentation to confirm their identities or their mission.
They’re currently being held at Makindu Police Station awaiting arraignment on Monday.
On 5 January, at least 2,141 foreigners on President Ruto’s VISA-free program arrived in the country through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), the Immigration Department (through a statement) confirming the visitors travelled using the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA).
The 2,141 became the first batch of foreigners to travel to Kenya on VISA-free program and according to Immigration Principal Secretary (PS) Julius Bitok, over 5,000 eTA applications have been received from visitors across the world.
