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Italian’s search hits rough patch as locals differ with authorities

Abducted Italian aid worker Sylvia Constanza Romano.

The story of the kidnap of a 23-year-old Italian aid worker and her search by a contingent of security officers in three counties is full of paradoxes.

Sylvia Constanza Romano, who was in charge of Africa Milele Onlus orphanage, was abducted on November 20, 2018 from the sleepy Chakama shopping centre, 80km west of Malindi town, Kilifi County.

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