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Targeted voices? Profile of kidnapped Kenyans fuels suspicions

Police arrest activist Boniface Mwangi during Gen-Z demonstrations along Koinange Street, Nairobi, on July 25, 2024. [File, Standard]

A look at the people who have been kidnapped by individuals alleged to be police officers may provide insight as to why the State is after them.

It is now 56 days since Wajir MCA Yusuf Hussein Ahmed was kidnapped from a taxi by unknown people in Industrial Area, in Nairobi County. Before he went missing, the family said that he had been summoned by Wajir County Security and Intelligence Committee to address issues touching on security.

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