Mosiria calls on Samia Suluhu to intervene after encountering Tanzanian boy begging in Kilimani
By Steve Ireri, September 28, 2026Nairobi County Chief Officer for Customer Engagement and Citizen Service Geoffrey Mosiria has vowed to work with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to help end what he described as the illegal trafficking of children from Tanzania into Kenya to beg on the streets.
Speaking in a TikTok video on Monday, September 28, 2026, Mosiria addressed a young Tanzanian boy he identified as Jacob from Mwanza, saying that the child was among minors being brought into Nairobi and deployed to beg for money before being collected later in the day.
Mosiria used the encounter to send a direct message to the people he believes are behind the movement of children across the border, warning that he intends to pursue those responsible and have them arrested.
He told the boy to pass the message to whoever had sent him to the streets, making it clear that the authorities would pursue the people allegedly coordinating the begging operation.
“Tell your boss, the one who has sent you to beg in the streets, that I am after him. I want you to deliver that message to them. That person who brought you from Tanzania, I will go after them, and I will arrest them,” Mosiria said.
The Nairobi County official has also said he intends to work with President Samia in addressing the movement of Tanzanian children into Kenya, arguing that minors should not be manipulated or exploited for begging.
He urged the children not to allow themselves to be used by people he described as cartels, saying those bringing minors into Kenya for street begging were exploiting them for financial gain.
“And I will work with President Samia Suluhu, and we will take back all of you kids back to Tanzania. You see, back there in Tanzania, you should not be manipulated and used in this manner,” Mosiria said.
Mosiria has also turned his attention to the people he alleges are organising the movement of the children, accusing them of bringing minors into Kenya and deploying them to different parts of Nairobi to beg.
He described the people behind the operation as cartels and said their practice of using children to solicit money on the streets was unacceptable.
“And those cartels who are bringing you here to beg are doing a bad thing. That is why I want you to deliver this message to your boss,” Mosiria said.
The county official further claimed that the children are transported to Nairobi streets in the morning and later collected in the evening, suggesting that the movement is organised rather than spontaneous.
“These kids, usually there is a car that drops them in the morning so they can start begging. This young boy here is Jacob from Mwanza, Tanzania,” Mosiria said.
Mosiria has also directly appealed to President Samia to intervene, asking the Tanzanian government to send officials and diplomatic representatives to Kenya to assist in investigating the alleged trafficking of children.
He said he was ready to guide Tanzanian officials to places where some of the children are being held before being taken to the streets to beg.
“And I am now sending this message to Samia Suluhu, the President of Tanzania. These kids are being trafficked to beg here and there. There is an illegal group which takes them and they are dropped in the streets here in the morning before being picked later in the evening,” Mosiria said.
He then made a direct appeal to the Tanzanian president, asking her to send officers and ambassadors to Kenya so that the networks could be investigated.
“I am begging you, Suluhu, please send your officers here and your ambassadors, and I am ready to take your officers to dungeons where these kids are hidden so they can be used to beg for money in the streets,” Mosiria said.