The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs has confirmed that 64 Kenyans, rescued from scam compounds in Myanmar, are set to return home after crossing into Thailand.
In a statement dated Monday, March 2, the ministry said the group is currently at the Thai-Myanmar border awaiting entry.
They are being delayed as Thailand has not reopened the border crossing since February 12, when 260 foreigners, including 24 Kenyans, were handed over to the Royal Thai Army by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA). "The Kenyan Ambassador in Thailand has remained in touch, daily, with the Kenyans to apprise them of efforts by the government to bring them home safely," the ministry said. "The Government of Kenya is in consultation with the Thai Government to have the border crossing reopened on humanitarian grounds to allow the rescued nationals entry into Thai territory and repatriation to Kenya," the statement added.
The 64 Kenyans are part of a larger group of over 7,000 foreigners rescued by the DKBA and the Border Guard Force (BGF), spanning more than 30 nationalities.
