Police officers at a past operation. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Police in Nairobi have arrested some 132 illegal immigrants at a residential house in Mihango, Nairobi county.
Officers said they sneaked into the country by road via Moyale and were on their way to being smuggled to South Africa in small groups.
Police also arrested two Kenyan nationals identified as as transporters in the illegal human trafficking trade.
Chako Jillo Hirbo and Dajane Chafu Gale on Friday arrested by security agencies acting on a tip-off from members of the public.
On October 6, a similar operation in the area led to the arrest of tens of Ethiopian immigrants.