Five chiefs abducted in Mandera released

President William Ruto addresses residents at Moi Stadium in Mandera town where he vowed to ensure the abducted chiefs are rescued from captivity in Somalia. [File, Standard]

Five chiefs abducted in early February in Elwak Town, Mandera County, have been released, authorities have confirmed.

However, the chiefs remain in Somalia, where suspected al-Shabaab militants had held them hostage for nearly two months.