Government Sets Up Hotline Telephone Number for Kenyans to Report Illegal Immigrants

The government has intensified the crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country following an order issued last week by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi

In a new move, the Immigration Department has set up a hotline telephone number for Kenyans to report any foreigners who they suspect of being illegally in the country or carrying out illegal activities.

Members of the public can report illegal immigrants by calling 0745-660-151 and the Immigration Department will follow up the cases.

The Immigration Department announced the hotline phone number in a tweet through its official Twitter handle on Monday, but it did not give further details on what Kenyans would be looking out for before reporting the foreigners.

Last week, CS Matiang'i announced the government had deported 60 foreigners who were pretending to be married to Kenyans in order to prolong their stay in the country.

“There are immigrants who come on tourist visas but dodge their way to stay here [upon expiry of their documents]."

“We believe before they came to our country, they came from somewhere they called home. They must go back there. Those claiming to be married to Kenyans must produce legal marriage certificates," he added.

The Cabinet Secretary also issued a three-month ultimatum for the Immigration Department to remove all illegal foreigners from the country.

“In the next three months, till the end of November, we have to completely get rid of people without valid work permits or passports,” Matiang'i said.