A Somali national was on Wednesday, April 30, charged alongside a Kenyan man at the Makadara Law Courts with trafficking in persons.
According to a report by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the two were among several others who trafficked at least four people, including two minors aged 14 and 17.
They are accused of committing the offence between January 17 and 27 within Nairobi County.
Reportedly, the two, alongside their co-conspirators not in court, deceived the four victims, all Somali nationals, before transporting them from Nairobi to the Busia border.
According to the prosecuting counsel, Brenda Nandwa, the four were being trafficked to be exploited.
The two accused were also facing charges of falsely representing themselves as individuals to whom certain identity cards belonged.
While appearing before the Senior Principal Magistrate Joseph Karanja, they both pleaded not guilty to all three counts.
The case will be mentioned on May 6.
This is not the first time foreign authorities have been caught carrying out unscrupulous activities in the country.
Just two weeks ago, four individuals, including two Belgian nationals, a Vietnamese citizen, and a Kenyan, pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful possession and trade in live queen ants.
They were caught at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) while attempting to smuggle approximately 5,000 live queen ants stored in 2,244 tubes, with an estimated street value of Ksh1 million.
They are set to be sentenced on May 7, with the ODPP urging the court to impose a severe sentence on them due to the severe implications of their crime.
