Seven Kenyan fishermen jailed in Tanzania return home after government intervention
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Seven Kenyan fishermen, who were convicted in Tanzania and sentenced to 10 years in prison or a KSh 3.5 million fine, have been freed and returned to Kenya. Their return on Friday, June 13, at Moi International Airport, followed a two-month ordeal. The fishermen were apprehended in Kilua waters alongside 61 migrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi, with Tanzanian authorities accusing them of facilitating illegal transportation using a Kenyan fishing vessel. Mining and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho welcomed them back, urging Kenyan fishermen in foreign waters to comply with maritime laws. Separately, Siaya Senator and ODM leader Oburu Oginga appealed to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to ease the near-takeover of Migingo Island by Ugandan forces. He proposed joint management of the island by Kenya and Uganda to prevent further conflict and mistreatment of fishermen from both nations.
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