Ordeal of Kenyans stuck on Somali fishing vessel

Kenyan fishermen stuck on a Somali vessel forced to work under deplorable conditions are calling out for help to return home, seafarers lobby ITF says. PHOTO | COURTESY

Fifteen Kenyan fishermen are stuck on a vessel owned by a Somali fishing company forced to work under gunpoint without pay, seafarers lobby has said.

The group is desperately calling out for help to return home, East Africa International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) officer Betty Makena told the Nation.