DCI Raid Maisonette & Rescue 58 Ethiopians Locked Inside
The Ethiopians were held in a house near the House of Deliverance Center in Kitengela.
Marvin Chege 
Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) partnered with their counterparts from the National Police Service (NPS) in an operation that saw 58 Ethiopian nationals rescued from a house in Kitengela, Kajiado County.
The well-coordinated operation was conducted by the officers from the Transnational Organized Crime Unit and Kitengela Police Station. The Ethiopians were held in a house near the House of Deliverance Center in Kitengela.
DCI in a statement on Wednesday, February 5 revealed that during the operation, two suspects were arrested following a tip-off from concerned members of the public, who reported seeing a group of Ethiopians being confined in a maisonette in the said area.
A photo collage of some of the Ethiopian nationals who were rescued by the police officers on February 5, 2025, and the house they were in. /DCI
"Acting on this intelligence, officers swiftly responded and found the victims who appeared weak, malnourished, and without identification documents in the company of two Kenyan suspects, Daniel Nduati Kingoo and Peter Maina Kimemia in the said house," stated the DCI in part.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the victims had been brought to the house three days earlier and were awaiting transportation to South Africa.
Out of the rescued individuals, 28 were escorted to Kitengela Police Station, while the remaining 30 were taken to Isinya Police Station. The two Kenyan suspects were escorted to Muthaiga Police Station.
"Meanwhile, a Honda motorcycle with registration number KMGK 123T recovered at the compound is being held at Kitengela Police Station as an exhibit," added the DCI.
The DCI has been hot on the heels of human trafficking rings that draw more attention, given the security risks that such an activity can bring, with those leading the smuggling rings devising crafty ways to pass into the country's gateways undetected...sometimes, through insiders.
This recent operation comes as security agencies seek to close loopholes whereby human trafficking and illegal immigration activities act as means of smuggling in terrorists who end up causing harm to Kenyan citizens, especially in populated areas.
On September 6, 2024, DCI announced the arrest of 11 suspects, having intercepted them in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County after mounting an operation informed by received intelligence.
The investigative agency revealed that the 11 were headed to Nairobi's Eastleigh area, having entered the country from Uganda. They included three Kenyan men and eight Somalia as well as Uganda nationals, chauffeured in a Toyota Hiace.
