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Married teacher who 'kidnapped' herself demanding Ksh500,000 was in Mombasa with another man

Leah Wanjiru Kanene
  • Leah Wanjiru Kanene is accused of planning her own kidnapping
  • Kanene told her sister that she had been abducted by unknown people asking for Sh500,000 ransom
  • It is alleged she was staying in a lodging with another man the whole time

A married primary school teacher in Nairobi who allegedly kidnapped herself and asked for Sh500,000 ransom from her family was with another man in Mombasa.

Leah Wanjiru Kanene (pictured) was arrested on July 31 after a police search following her disappearance.

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