This archive report was first published on 10 May 2021.
On Sunday, May 9, 2021, police in Kisumu, Kenya, detained five Pakistani nationals as part of an investigation into their presence in the country.
According to County Police Commander Samuel Anampiu, two of the individuals were arrested along the Kisumu-Kakamega road, while the other three were picked up along the Kisumu-Nairobi road at Ahero centre.
The operation was carried out by the anti-terror unit in conjunction with a security multi-agency.
Although it is still too early to declare the suspects terrorists, Anampiu confirmed that the arrests were made following intelligence reports.
"I can confirm that yes, we arrested two Pakistani nationals at about 1100hrs along Kisumu-Kakamega Road near Mamboleo roundabout following our intelligence reports," he said.
He added, "We again, through our intelligence collection, had an operation along Kisumu-Ahero Road and we managed to arrest three more, totaling to five so far."
The operation caused a traffic snarl-up along the busy road, which lasted for several hours.
Commander Anampiu appealed to the locals to volunteer information to the police to help beef up security.
"My humble request to you all is that since security starts with us all, give us as much information as possible," he said.
