Residents of Nairobi's Utawala Area Decry Influx of 'Idle' Nigerians
Residents of an estate in Nairobi have raised concerns over the influx of Nigerian nationals in the area.
Residents of Mihang'o in Nairobi's Utawala area have decried the rate at which the West Africans are occupying the area, noting that they are also engaging in illegal activities.
They say the foreigners have been engaging in pornography, drug trafficking as well as money laundering.
Speaking to the Standard, one of the residents said that some of foreigners recently ganged up and destroyed his neighbour’s house following a confrontation over a woman.
Mihang’o Residents Association chairman, Jonah Marpash says the Nigerians, who live in apartments mostly in Riverside estate, are usually released almost immediately after they are arrested while committing crimes.
“They only come out at night. During the day they are a sleep. Nobody knows exactly what they do for a living yet they go around bragging a lot. Residents are surprised police are not bothered,” Mihang'o Member of County Assembly Paul Kadosi said.
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Uhuru Kenyatta welcomed those Criminal Nigerian elements to come to Kenya on National TV and no challenge was amounted. You are now
witnessing jubilee failure to secure kenyas borders, and failure to protect Citizens and property.
You'll die in Kenya . Expose , travel oversea and learn how they live , you this local element . Have you board plane in your life ? Do you think Nigeria to Kenya is road trip ? Remain in Kenya and eat your ugali and skuma without meat ..
Xenophobic attacks will be the only solution to this mess Uhuruto has exposed Kenya to. Ati he said all Africans are welcome to Kenya visa free. They are probably doing the online scam stuff now.
Anonymous,the problem with your "prescribed remedy" is that, innocent and law abiding foreigners would fall victim to wanton attacks.If indeed its true that they just get a slap on their wrist after commiting a crime, then the problem lies elsewhere.Check with justice system.
Stop defending this thugs known the world over UK made it worse as Kenya is where they will run by virtue of them being Africans . These greedy landlords are also to blame they know they have shady tenants but prefer to look the other way as long as the rent is paid. Stop this xenophobia shit if they were doing legit jobs they would not be coming out at night. The results of a greedy president ati development you cannot protect legit Kenyans from thugs now you are introducing foreigners who are up to no good. By the way Sukuma wiki with no meat never killed anybody.
Xenophobic can still happen in USA uk France Australia where u guys live so b careful what ur asking???U think ur safe in this colonial masters yr gods u worship countries???Ur not to answer yr Question so let Only those ones who r committing crime be arrested.We have few kenyans in diaspora who have engaged in illegal makaratasi marriages,doing drugs n many other filthy shit they should b arrested n shipped back but not all who do it?So in this Kenyan case let not stereotype.Ship n arrest or kill only the Nigerian criminals not all.
mkenya halisi.you are avoice of wisdom.what you said is what iwas trying to tell anonymous.
It takes two (or more) to tangle. If some illegit Niger's are flouting locals laws, someone local is letting them. So deal with the local and the rest will sort itself out...ama?
Money talks, foreigners are treated VIP when Arrested in Kenya, so sometimes we just watch it move on, coz even cops themselves are involved fast.
Kenyans are full of hatred towards Nigerians but always pretending like it's cool . We're not the problems you guys have in your country, your men are lazy and are drunkards , the women are gold diggers and betrayals only tend to be loyal for sometime as long as they can get money from you ....Kenyans needs to stop this stereotype against Nigerians and focus on making yourseleves a better people. Imagine a grown ass kenya man can't even travel to a different country and learn about a new culture and heritage that's so dumb