Police on Sunday arrested two immigrants of Somali origin at Nywanchwa estate after a tip-off from members of the public.
According to the OCS John Wamotho, the two, who were holding Somalia passports were identified as Athman and Mohammed Hussein. He said they failed to explain the circumstances that had brought them to the country.
This comes few days after three people were also arrested over the similar circumstances by the police following a tip-off from the public.
The police boss said the two would not speak Swahili and this forced the police to find and interpreter of Somali community in Kisii town.
“We arrested two people of Somali origin after a tip by the public in Nyanchwa. They had rented the house and would not speak Swahili and this made people suspicious of them,” Wamotho said.
“They would not explain why they were in the country because it was hard for them to tell our interpreter. We will arraign them in court on Monday to face charges of being illegally in the country,” he said.
The OCS said the police were in the process of looking for the caretaker and owner of the premises who are yet to be identified.
“We are in the process of looking for the owner of the house and even the caretaker to help us deal with the issue,” he said.