Two Kenyans are currently held in Uganda after being accused of trying to help four Eritreans cross the border into Kenya through Uganda.
Operatives of Uganda's Flying Squad Unit (FSU) arrested two Kenyan nationals as they cruised a vehicle with the Eritreans in Iganga, Eastern Uganda.
Herbert Muhangi, FSU commandant, confirmed that two suspects of Kenyan origin were intercepted following a tip-off.
Uganda police, according to the Daily Monitor newspaper said a road block was mounted a few metres to Iganga town where a Premio vehicle was seized containing two women and two men of Eritrean origin and a Kenyan driver, identified as, Edwin Ainok Amuse.
"We interrogated the driver and he told us he was to transport them to Kabalagala on his boss’ orders. He identified his boss as David Bahati and we asked him to call his boss. When the said boss came, we arrested him," Muhangi said.
The Eritreans were reportedly brought to Uganda to reunite with their relatives living in Kabalagala, Kampala.
They further revealed that they had fled their country because of unfavourable political, economic and social conditions.
"These people did not have travel documents but their destination was Kabalagala. We have established that their relatives were aware of the move and they were waiting for them. They had collaborated with these Kenyans to sneak them into Uganda," Muhangi added.
Ainok and Bahati are currently detained at Nalufenya, a high profile detention facility in Jinja District, Eastern Uganda.