Foreign Affairs CS Dr. Alfred Mutua has intimated that the Kenyan man who was captured in a viral video lamenting mistreatment in Tanzania has met the Kenyan High Commission in Dar-es-Salaam.
In a statement on Tuesday, November 1, Dr. Mutua said that the man, Fredrick Omondi, will be given all the support by the Kenyan authorities in Tanzania.
"Kenyan Mr. Frederick Omondi is being assisted by the Kenyan High Commission in Dar-es-Salaam. We will give him as much support as legally possible. This afternoon he was welcomed by Kenyan Ambassador to Tanzania Amb. Isaac Njenga and Mission staff," Dr. Mutua stated.
The CS previously directed Kenyan officials in Tanzania to investigate the incident after the video of Omondi went viral, attracting his attention.
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"I have noted the online clip of Kenyan Frederick Omondi, who is being held in Tanzania. I directed our Tanzanian team to find out the whole story and to assist him," Dr. Mutua said.
Omondi, who had set up a pharmacy business in Tanzania, claimed a son of his former employer had gone after him and accused him of stealing.
The father of the son had hired Omondi to oversee a construction business, but he passed on leaving him at the mercy of family members.
Omondi said that the man took his pharmacy business and his passport.
"I cannot work in this country because I need a work permit to work which is stuck on the passport, and yet they are holding on to my passport," he stated.
Omondi said that he needed help to settle his bills.
