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Eastleigh flagged as key transit hub for illegal migrants smuggling

They mainly cross into Kenya through Moyale in Marsabit county, Mandera and Wajir.

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by ELIUD KIBII

News04 June 2025 - 04:56
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Nairobi’s vibrant Eastleigh neighbourhood has emerged as a critical waypoint in the smuggling of undocumented migrants along the Southern Route, according to a new report by the Regional Migrant Response Plan.

The area, known for its large Ethiopian and Somali communities, serves as a temporary hideout where smugglers gather migrants before arranging their perilous journeys toward Tanzania and onward to southern Africa.

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