{"id":23983,"date":"2021-03-11T20:52:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T20:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=23983"},"modified":"2021-03-11T20:52:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T20:52:23","slug":"tanzania-jails-26-kenyans-for-trespassing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/tanzania-jails-26-kenyans-for-trespassing","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania Jails 26 Kenyans For Trespassing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> A District court in Tanzania\u00a0has sentenced 26 Kenyans to one year in prison or a fine of\u00a0Ksh23,000\u00a0two days after they\u00a0entered Tanzania\u00a0without valid permits.<\/p>\n<p>Rombo District Court magistrate Baraka Kibululu\u00a0said they had entered the country illegally since they did not have any passport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So for committing the crime\u00a0the court sentenced\u00a0them to one year in jail or pay a fine of\u00a0Ksh23,000\u00a0each,&#8221; said Kibululu.<\/p>\n<article data-align=\"center\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenyans.co.ke\/files\/styles\/article_inner_mobile\/public\/images\/media\/File%20image%20of%20traders%20walking%20through%20the%20Oloitoktok-Tarakea%20boareder.jpg?itok=0zLRJehn\" alt=\"Tarakea\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" \/><\/div>\n<div>File image of traders walking through the Oloitoktok-Tarakea border in May 2017.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>The 26 Kenyans were arrested on March 9 after Paschal Mayunga, the Assistant Inspector of Immigration received reports of non-locals spotted in Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>Mayunga later handed them to the police officers who\u00a0arraigned them\u00a0in court on March 10.<\/p>\n<p>According to the acting magistrate, the accused confessed to committing the offense after they were arrested, hence informing the decision of the punishment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since all the accused have pleaded guilty to the offense and the court convicts all of them for the offense they were charged with,&#8221; read part of the ruling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: A District court in Tanzania\u00a0has sentenced 26 Kenyans to one year in prison or a fine of\u00a0Ksh23,000\u00a0two days after they\u00a0entered Tanzania\u00a0without valid permits. 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