Authorities in Kenya and Zambia have under a week arrested Chinese nationals deemed as being threats to their respective National Security.
It started off over last weekend in Zambia where police reported the arrest of two Chinese over allegations that they were giving illegal military training to members of a local security firm.
Police said the two were picked up in Livingstone, the tourist capital. A number of Zambians were also arrested as part of the operation. Police also confiscated shotguns, a pistol and ammunition.
Southern Province Police Commissioner Bonny Kapeso said in a statement that a director of Alert Safety Security in Livingstone was also detained, The group – which includes a woman – are to be held in detention as investigations into their operations continue. The arrest took place at the Lavington area in the capital, Nairobi.
