Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has recently asked the government to go ahead and arrest all the abductees so that they can help investigations.
Taking to her socials, the senator stated that it is important for the abductees to speak out noting that everyone needs to hear their story.
According to Karen, it is not enough to inform everyone that those who were missing have been released insisting that we all need some answers.
“ It’s not enough to tell us they’ve been released and traumatized. We need their story. where were they? With who and what was happening while they were missing.’’
She went on to acknowledge that abductions have been the biggest story in the country criticising the media for not taking the initiative to get information from the abductees.
“Abductions are the biggest story in Kenya today. You would expect that after the release of the 2 their personal account interview would be trending by now. Media know that would be the biggest news. But where are those accounts?” the senator noted.
The senator concluded her statement by emphasizing that those released are in a good place to help start the investigations.
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“Arresting those released is a good place to start.’’
Her statement comes a few hours after the release of 4 individuals who had allegedly been abducted.
Among them included Billy Mwangi, Peter Muteti, Bernard Kavuli and Ronny Kiplagat.
Billy Mwangi disappeared on Saturday, December 21, 2024 according to the family he was at a barbershop in Embu town, waiting to be shaved, when four hooded men burst in and forcibly abducted him.
Peter Muteti’s abduction occurred on the same day, December 21, 2024, at approximately 9 a.m. in Uthiru, Nairobi.
Report indicated that he was heading out to buy breakfast when armed men, including one wearing a police uniform, seized him outside his apartment.
Bernard Kavuli who was found in Kitale was also abducted on December 22, 2024.
He was abducted at a petrol station in Ngong town by four armed men, an incident linked to his social media activities that included criticism of the government and discussions about the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya.
Ronny Kiplagat, brother to Kibet Bull, was found in Machakos after being abducted outside the Kikuyu Seventh-day Adventist Church on December 21, 2024.
Leaders and human rights groups have been calling for investigations into such cases, urging the government to uphold the rule of law and protect citizens’ freedoms.
