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16 Tanzanian fishermen arrested in Kenya

Fishermen on Lake Victoria. Sixteen fishermen from Tanzania were on November 17, 2018 arrested in Kenya for allegedly trespassing into the country and using outlawed fishing equipment. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

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By  Daily Nation

Kenyan authorities have arrested at least 16 fishermen from Tanzania for allegedly trespassing into the country and using outlawed fishing equipment.

The Tanzanians were arrested Sunday along the shores of Lake Victoria near Bamgot beach in Migori County, southwest of Nairobi.

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