A Kenyan national and two Ugandans are being detained in Zanzibar for allegedly operating illegal tour and shuttle-boat services without the required local licenses.

• The arrests occurred on August 18, 2026, during a joint operation by the Zanzibar Commission for Tourism (ZCT) and the Immigration Department.
• Esther Mutheu Samuka (Kenyan national) was apprehended alongside Mukembo Emmanuel and Karungi Scovia (Ugandan nationals).
• Zanzibar's Tourism Act 2009 restricts tour operator and shuttle boat businesses to local ownership, a law that authorities are enforcing to ensure tourism revenue benefits the local community.