Stiffer penalties for human traffickers in Tanzania

Human trafficking

Tanzania will jail serial human traffickers for life while first offenders pay Tsh100 million ($43,000) fine. PHOTO | FILE

Tanzania has approved amendments to the local anti-human trafficking laws to include tougher penalties such as lifetime jail-terms and fines of up to Tsh200 million ($86,000).

Attorney General Dr Eliezer Feleshi said the country needed to implement punitive measures to effectively shut down the vice.