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Are Kenyans safe? Koimburi's attack reignites abduction crisis

Juja MP George Koimburi was abducted on Sunday after attending church service in Kiambu county. [File, Standard]

The abduction of Juja MP George Koimburi on Sunday has shone a spotlight on the Kenya Kwanza regime with a special focus on the safety of Kenyans, particularly the critics of the President William Ruto-led government.

President Ruto's recent statement that all people who had been reported missing as a result of abduction had been safely returned did not sit well with Kenyans who alongside civil society took to social media to call him out.

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