Some of the 26 Maasai women shortly after they were rescued from a one-year jail in Tanzania by Kajiado Governor Joseph Lenku.The governor flew to the country on Thursday where he was engaged in high-level negotiations with Tanzanian security and judiciary officials to secure the release of the women. Kajiado Governor Joseph ole Lenku rescued 26 women from the county from serving a one-year jail term in Tanzania. The women traders had crossed over to a Tanzanian market to sell their wares, where they were arrested, arraigned and convicted of being in the country illegally. "Since we were arrested by the Tanzania authorities we have eaten nothing, not even water to drink was provided," said Joyce Santetua. Lenku lamented that Tanzanian authorities had formed a habit of harassing Kenyan traders for no reason.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2021 06:35 UTC