Seven Congolese nationals found in 1-room house in Maralal arraigned

Seven Congolese nationals were on Friday arraigned before a Maralal court and charged with being in the country illegally.

The seven men were arrested on March 14, 2019 at a one-roomed house they had rented in Allamano area.

Suspicious residents alerted the Nyumba Kumi members about the ‘strange’ men.

In their defence, the accused said they were refugees and presented  papers allegedly issued by the United Nations (UN).

Maralal Senior Resident Magistrate Abraham Gachie directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) to verify the documents.

The magistrate further directed that the accused to be remanded at Maralal Police Station until Tuesday, March 19, 2019 when the documents will have been verified