Shock as Mombasa residents wake up to begging Jordanian tourists
Mvita Sub-County Police Commander Maxwell Agoro speaks to some of the 40 Jordanians who were arrested in Mombasa's Marikiti area for begging despite having tourist visas.
Mombasa residents were shocked to see at least 40 white tourists begging along the streets of Old town.
Mvita Sub-county Police Commander Mr Maxwell Agoro who confirmed the arrest of the tourists said the foreigners had valid tourist visas.
The police boss said their only undoing was to convert into beggars, which contravenes the terms of their travel documents.
Security agents in Mombasa county are holding 40 Jordanian nationals after they were found begging in Mombasa streets in what is suspected to be a foiled human trafficking case.
Mombasa residents were on Thursday shocked to see at least the 40 tourists begging along the streets of Old town to raise money for food and transport to allegedly travel to Nairobi.
In a rare occurrence, the tourists-turned beggars from the Jordanian nationals were spotted at the Marikiti market seeking help as they had run out of money to buy food and relocate to Nairobi.
“They were asking for our help to raise money. We were surprised because we have never seen this before,” said Mohamed Hamisi, an Old Town resident.
