In Kenya, three members of civil society who had been missing since August 19 were released on Friday, September 20, 2024. Brothers Jamil and Aslam Longton had been taken away by men who introduced themselves as police officers in Kitengela, a town south of Nairobi. Same scenario for Bob Njagi, coordinator of the Free Kenya Movement. The Kenyan Law Society and other civil society organizations had filed complaints.
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With our correspondent in Nairobi, Gaëlle Laleix
“ I am fine and I am with my family “,explains Bob Njagi, on social networks. It was around 1am that the coordinator of the Free Kenya Movement was released on Friday, in Tigoni, about twenty kilometres north of Nairobi. The Longton brothers, for their part, were released around 3am in Gachie, in the suburbs of the capital. In a video published on X, the two men appear with marked features.
All remain discreet about the conditions of their abduction and detention. It’s time to silence the noise ” asks Bob Njagi.
Before their disappearance, the three men had taken part in anti-government protests in June and July. These circumstances had led the Kenyan Law Society to file a complaint, fearing political abductions.
“ We do not hold the Three of Kitengela “, recalled the new head of the national police on Thursday, when he took office. Last week, his interim predecessor was sentenced to 6 months in prison for contempt of court, after refusing seven times to respond to the judge’s summons. Finally, his appearance in court on Friday allowed him to avoid the sentence.
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