The bodies of two Kenyans killed amidst post-election violence in Tanzania are yet to be found.
The two, one of whom was a teacher, were shot dead during the post-election violence in Tanzania, amidst allegations of the authorities disposing of bodies in undisclosed locations.
Eight Kenyans who were arrested during the violence have since been released, according to the government.
On Wednesday, the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi said that the government was pursuing the matter with a view of finding the body of John Ogutu and that of another Kenyan whose identity is yet to be revealed.
“I would like to update Kenyans on the status of our citizens in Tanzania, that eight Kenyans arrested in the different police stations across Tanzania have been released. Three Kenyans are still being held, two in Arusha and one in Dar es Salaam police stations,” said Mudavadi during a media briefing held at the ministry’s offices in Nairobi.
“However, there are two unresolved cases. One, a Kenyan by the name John Ogutu was shot dead on October 29, around 7.00 pm in Goba Centre, Ubungo District in Dar es Salaam. He was a teacher at Sky Schools iHi Rabson.
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