Muturi has revealed government's possible involvement in abductions

Margaret Mbevi, a relative of the abducted Kalani Mwema, is overcome by emotions as she narrates what the family has gone through since he went missing in December 2024.[Benard Orwongo, Standard]

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi's revelation of the circumstances surrounding the abduction of his son Leslie Muturi, in June, 2024 is yet another damning indictment on President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza government. In a statement to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on Tuesday, Mr Muturi revealed how his son was abducted by people he says he has every reason to believe were National Intelligence Service (NIS) operatives.

Muturi's account of the abduction left Kenyans gob-smacked as did his frantic efforts to appeal to the key figures within the security system to secure the release of his son in vain. From the then Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome, DCI boss Mohamed Amin, NIS director Noordin Haji to the then Interior CS Kithure Kindiki, it is apparent that Muturi reached out to the who is who in government for the sake of his son. It took the intervention of the President, who directly called Mr Haji, to release Muturi's son.