It’s like foreigners have found a greener pasture in Kenya as street beggars,not so long Nairobi County was seeking court orders to repatriate foreign beggars arrested within Central Business District during the ongoing crackdown.
Now Migori County Commander, Joseph Nthenge has ordered for the deportation of all Tanzanian nationals who beg for a living in the streets of Migori town.
According to the County Commander , the beggars are in Kenya illegally and they must be returned to their own country.
He also gave a stern warning to individuals who are bring in illegal migrants in the Country.
“This should pass as a warning to individuals who have been ferrying beggars to and from Migori County, we are going to arrest and prosecute any persons living with disability from Tanzania who will be found begging in the streets of Migori County” he said.
He further added that the arrest and prosecution of the people living with disability begging in the streets will not spare Kenyans either.
The deportation order comes a day after the Chairperson of Persons with disability at the Migori County Assembly, Esther Onana raised concern over the influx of Tanzanians living with disability begging in the streets of Migori.
Ms. Onana said that they are not going to allow anybody living with disability to beg in the streets of Migori and that Kenyans living with disability should make use of the empowerment program from the government so that they can be self reliant.
Early this year,some of the people using beggars to extort Nairobians were arrested in Huruma Estate and are due in court for conducting illegal activities.
During the crackdown, a number of disabled people were found locked up in a shanty, confirming suspicions that cartels were using them to collect money.
Huruma, Kariobangi and Eastleigh have been listed as areas where the illegal business has taken root.
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