Amnesty asks Kenya to protect Tanzania's Godbless Lema
Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema at Kajiado Police Station on November 9, 2020, where he was held after fleeing from Tanzania over fears for his life.
The rights watchdog said Nairobi has a legal obligation to host anyone fleeing danger from their countries and that Mr Lema’s situation means he would be at risk if forcibly returned to his country.
Kenya is a signatory to various international protocols on refugees and asylum seekers, which forbid deportation of those fleeing danger back home.
Rights lobby Amnesty International Monday appealed to the Kenya government not to deport Tanzania’s ex-legislator Godbless Lema, to save him from “persecution.”
The rights watchdog said Nairobi has a legal obligation to host anyone fleeing danger from their countries and that Mr Lema’s situation means he would be at risk if forcibly returned to his country.
