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A human rights organization has written to Justice Minister Mutula Kilonzo to seek an assurance that Kenyans being held in Uganda on suspicions of terrorism will be released.

The Muslims for Human Rights Executive Director Hussain Khalid has also urged the Minister to organize a meeting with the lobby to discuss the issue of when the detained Kenyans will be taken to court.

This comes soon after Mutula, during a human rights conference in Mombasa, said the Kenyan Government was against the rendition of Kenyans adding the detention was a mistake that needed to be corrected.

MUHURI also wants to meet the Minister for Internal Security Prof. George Saitoti to know whether the suspects who include Humana rights activist Sheikh Al’Amin Kimathi will face trial in Kenya.

Khalid’s letter to Justice Minister said, “MUHURI believe that as top advocate and a human rights activist, the minister will see the need to have the matter resolved at the earliest opportune time and ensure the Kenyans are accorded their full rights.”

MUHURI says that it has been following the case of the Kenyans rendition to Uganda in 2010 following terrorist attack that left more than 70 dead in Kampala in July of the same year as they watched the World Cup matches