60 Eritrean in Lodwar prison to be processed as asylum seekers
Some of the 60 Eritrean nationals at Lodwar Court waiting to be taken to Kakuma Refugee Camp to be processed as refugees after their release. The foreigners were arrested and detained for more than two weeks for being in the country illegally.
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions made an application requesting that the foreigners be released for processing as refugees.
Lodwar Ward Commander Christopher Kenga said he is working on logistics to facilitate transportation of the 60 aliens to Kakuma.
The 60 Eritrean nationals who have been in custody for more than two weeks at Lodwar GK Prison and Lodwar Police Station will now be taken to Kakuma Refugee Camp and processed as asylum seekers.
The Eritreans were arrested in Turkana North Constituency which borders Ethiopia with the Kokuro area, now identified as a notorious smuggling entry point for illegal immigrants, through the facilitation of police officers and Kenyans.
