A court postponed a case involving illegal Ethiopian immigrants yesterday and ordered them to remain in custody for lack of an interpreter.
The Makadara court failed to proceed with the case for the second time after there was a language barrier and no interpreter to translate to the charges to the immigrants.
Five Ethiopian immigrants were arrested for being in the country illegally and put in custody at Kayole station last Friday.
Samuguage Acheko, Dana Bulamo, Ayai Erjabu, Aneyo Ashore and Dawet Markose appeared on Monday at the courts but failed to take their plea.
The men aged between 25-35 years, were arrested for being present in Kenya without valid documents at Komarock Estate on 30 th March.
The court ordered for an interpreter to appear in court for yesterday’s mention but was absent.
Senior Principal Magistrate Thimothy Okello said the case should be of interest to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) . But the court required to know both nationality and detailed status of the Immigrants which was set back by language barrier.
Among UNHCR roles is ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another country, and to return home voluntarily.
UNHCR also has a mandate to prevent and reduce statelessness and protect stateless persons. By helping refugees go back home or to settle in another country and seeks lasting solutions to their plight.
However, when no interpreter or Ethiopian representative appeared SPM Okello ordered once again for an interpreter to appear on April 5 th the mention date.
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