A magistrate court in the northern city of Mzuzu has convicted eight Tanzanian national in the infamous Kayelekera uranium mine spies case who were facing criminal trespassing charges. Eight Tanzanians were arrested in December for allegedly going to Kayelekera Uranium mine without government consent. They were charged with criminal trespassing charge and other related charges. Bob Mtekama, a senior police investigator submitted to the court that the police were tipped that the Tanzanians wanted to visit Kayelekera and the police set up a make shift road block to arrest them. He said the suspects had no permit from the state for them to visit the closed uranium mine which he said raised suspicion.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 04, 2017 12:09 UTC