‘Canadian refugee’ a Nairobi celebrity

He said incidents of Somali expats being arrested, detained and thrown into jail by Kenyan officials have escalated in the past few years.

Their stories have been discussed threadbare by people, but what has sustained interest in Mohamud’s case is the absurdity of it all, said Mohamed Busuri, editor of the Somali Canadian Times. “It’s unbelievable (they) stopped her because her lips didn’t match (those in her photo),” he said.

“People are talking about her and her son everywhere.”