[Garowe] Authorities in Kenya are holding at least 24 Æthiopians, who were being ferried to the country illegally, but the smugglers would later abandon them in thickets in the Eastern part of the East African nation.According to the local media, the 24 Æthiopians were left stranded in a bush within Isiolo County and have since been taken to a holding cell awaiting their prosecution. Yearly, hundreds of illegal im
They are said to have sought help in a local cop shoppe in the Merti area after their suspected smugglers left them on Sunday, the BBC reports. The smugglers were reportedly avoiding roadblocks along the Isiolo-Nairobi Highway, which connects the two countries.
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Kenya is a common transit route for Æthiopian
A few years ago, hundreds of dead bodies were discovered in Mozambique in a trailer they were traveling in, with autopsy indicating they died of suffocation. Reports indicated most of those who died were from Æthiopia and were heading to South Africa.
Cases of human trafficking and illegal immigration are common within the Kenyan border, with most of those involved said to be looking for greener pastures. South Africa, one of Africa's giant economies, is one of the most preferred destinations.