GOVT ARRESTS 56 CHURCH MEMBERS.

29 adults and 27 children arrested

Nation reports that 29 adults and 27 children aged between one and five years were arrested at a bus terminus in Nakuru county because they did not have any travel documents.

The passengers had stopped for refreshments in the bustling town when a concerned member of the public got alarmed at their huge numbers and tipped the police.

Nakuru East sub-county Deputy County Commissioner Were Simiyu said: “The Ugandan nationals did not have travelling documents to show they were here legally. They are deemed illegal immigrants. They said that they were heading to Ethiopia for prayers.”

Apparently, the foreigners, who came from Ngora district in Easter Uganda sneaked into Kenya via the border in Busia.

Foreigners to be repatriated

According to Simiyu, the 56 foreigners will be repatriated back to their country to get the correct travel documents before they embark on their journey to Ethiopia.

“We have decided that because these are our friends from a neighbouring country and do not have proper travel documents, we will take them back to their country so that they can get their papers processed and plan for their travel,” added the administrator.

“Most of the things they are carrying are their belongings, which are not in good condition, “he said.

On their part, the foreigners disclosed that their pastor was on his way to Nakuru to secure their release.

Prayers in Ethiopia

“We have launched investigations to establish the person whom they are referring to as their pastor who is on the way coming to Nakuru.We are tracking his number so that we can interrogate him as well,” said Simiyu.

Sourced from Tuko