DPP secures arrest warrant against immigration officer in Human-Trafficking case
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has secured a warrant of arrest against an immigration officer based at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after he failed to appear in court for plea-taking...
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An arrest warrant has been issued for an immigration officer at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), John Poriot, for failing to appear in court on human-trafficking charges.
- The officer is accused of facilitating the trafficking of two Kenyans, Evans Kipyegon and Isaac Kipruto, for exploitation in Thailand.
- The warrant was secured by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
- He also faces a charge for allegedly possessing Ksh. 11,087 in suspected proceeds of crime.
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