The family of the two brothers who were among the Kitengela 3 abducted 32 days ago on Sunday revealed the ordeal their kin underwent at the hands of their abductors since August.
Abdirazak Longton, who is a brother to the victims, Jamil and Aslam Longton, shared the grim details his brothers went through alongside activist Bob Njagi before they were released on Friday last week, the same day the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja was taking an oath into office.
Speaking to Citizen TV, Abdirazak noted that Aslam sustained injuries from the prolonged torture and had marks of boots and cuts on his back.
He further revealed that before they were released, they were blindfolded with a white sellotape in the same manner they were abducted.
Their abductors then took them near a river in Gachie where they were untied and ordered them not to look back, to which the brothers complied.
“They were given back their phones and Ksh300 each for fare to where they needed to go,” Abdirazak revealed adding that thee duo was warned never to share what they went through.
According to Abdirazak, the three were tortured from the second day after their abduction.
“Aslam and Jamil confirmed to me that they were beaten up. After the beating, they were asked about the recent demonstrations,” he shared.
“He told me after two weeks, their abductors stopped torturing them. An order from some senior officer had ordered the abductors to stop beating them,” he explained.
He further revealed that the brothers were denied adequate food and the right to worship. “They were served one meal per day and were allowed to relieve themselves once a week. You are just given only 300 millimetres of water,” he added.
The three were abducted in August by unknown people believed to be police officers. Later, the then-acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli was taken to court after the whereabouts of the three became a mystery.
Following pressure from human rights groups and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), the Kitengela 3 were finally released. The police, however, have vehemently dismissed being responsible for the abductions.
The three are under the care of human rights groups receiving specialized medical treatment.
