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Ethiopians account for 70pc of illegal immigrant arrests in Kenya

Illegal Ethiopians Makueni

Some of the 60 Ethiopians arrested in Daraja Mbili, Makueni County, when they appeared at Makindu Law Courts on September 20, 2021. 

Photo credit: Pius Maundu | Nation Media Group

By  EDWIN MUTAI

Ethiopian nationals topped the list of 953 illegal and undocumented immigrants arrested in Kenya in the year to August 2025, accounting for 70.3 percent of all cases, a new report shows.

They were followed by Somalis, Burundians and Eritreans arrested between September 2024 and August 2025.

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