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Child trafficking case moved to Nairobi

From right to left: Lucresia Magabi, Jackson Onchari and Dorcas Nyanchoka during a past court proceeding in Kehancha. [File, Standard]

A case in which three people have been charged with stealing an 18-month-old child and trafficking her across the Kenya-Tanzania border in Migori has been transferred to Nairobi.

Lucresia Magabi, who claims to be a pastor, first appeared before Kehancha Principal Magistrate Linus Mesa alongside two other people on July 22. They denied charges of child trafficking and were remanded for seven days.

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