Foreign beggars and street families from neighbouring countries and counties have flocked Nairobi just days after a major operation to flush out those living in the CBD.
Education CEC Janet Ouko on Friday said they are investing those ferrying street families to the city.
More than 1,000 were evicted from the streets during an operation which has been ongoing for the past one week.
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Ouko said the city is a
commercial hub
and the removal of street kids is part of ongoing cleaning and
beautification
programme.
"This is part of the governor's main agenda, especially in beautification and keeping the city clean. We don’t want a situation where there is no order," she said.
She said the Inspectorate department, in conjunction with the police, is working round the clock to ascertain the origin of these beggars.
"It is believed that foreigners are lured to Kenya by unscrupulous businessmen, with the promise of getting jobs only to be taken to streets to beg."
"We are now moving to the real sponsors. We have intelligence that some money-minded individuals are behind this," she said.
The street children who were rescued from Nairobi have been taken to several centres among them Kayole, Bahati, Shari Moyo, Joseph Kagethe, and Makadara.
Kayole Centre has 70 children who were rescued, Bahati (106), Shauri Moyo (30), Joseph Kagethe (52) and Makadara (114).
Governor Mike Sonko has said all these centres still have a capacity for more children to "ensure everyone in the city is safe and also human life respected."
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