Godbless Lema, former Tanzanian MP, flew out of Kenya with his family on Wednesday night, December 9.
The former Arusha Urban Constituency MP left Nairobi after he was granted political asylum in Canada.
Lema’s departure from Kenya and his resettlement in Canada was widely covered by local press and verified by his lawyer, George Luchiri Wajackoyah.
The development comes a few weeks after the dramatic events that saw the legislator arrested after leaving Tanzania and entering Kenya via the Namanga border.
Sources suggested that the MP and his family had pursued political asylum status in Kenya, alleging that his life was at risk.
Lema was however, intercepted by police officers in Ilbissil, Kajiado County, after he arrived without a passport. His wife had also presented papers to immigration agents who turned them down.
The lawmaker was scheduled to spend two nights at Kajiado police station but was freed on Monday, November 9.
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