Kenyan envoy to South Sudan Cleland Leshore (center) with 4 Kenyans being held in the country for fraud claims.The government has moved in to secure their release. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Monica Juma on Tuesday left for South Sudan to secure the release of 4 Kenyans detained in the country for fraud charges.
This follows talks between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir when they met during Uhuru's second term inauguration in Nairobi.
According to the Star, the four; Anthony Keya, Boniface Muriuki, Ravi Gaghda and Anthony Mwadime were convicted for stealing 1.4 billion shillings from President Kiir's office in May 2015.
They were in the company of 12 others, mostly South Sudanese nationals.
The former employees of Click Technologies, a Juba based-firm that majors in graphic designs and computer sales and repairs were detained for more than 40 days without interrogations after which one was released before being re-arrested.
They were then held for another 6 months before being charged.
PS Juma was accompanied by a delegation from the ministry, the Office of the President and National Intelligence Service.