NAIROBI (Halbeeg News) – The Kenyan coast guard has detained over 100 fishermen from Tanzania are being held in Kilifi.
The Kenya Coast Guard Service (KCGS) seized the Tanzanians and their 23 fishing vessels on Friday while operating in Kenya’s territorial waters after their boats landed in Kilifi, Wesa, Watamu, Ngomeni, Malindi, Uyombo, Mayungu, and Kipini.
KCGS said some of the fishermen lacked proper personal identification documents.
“On Friday, KCGS received information that 23 boats from Pemba with 108 people on board had drifted into Kenyan shores within Kilifi due to prevailing rough conditions at sea,” KCGS Lieutenant Commander Glen Majanga in Kilifi.
The fishermen claimed they were fishing in Tanzanian waters when the weather conditions worsened.
“They (fishermen) claimed that due to poor visibility, they could not navigate their way,” added the KCGS boss.
Two of the fishermen were rushed to a local hospital where they were treated and discharged.
Nairobi and Dodoma exchanged over border activities several times before.
Tanzanian authorities confiscated cattle’s from Kenya’s Maasai pastoralist that crossed the border last year.
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