Former Westlands Member of Parliament, Fred Gumo, and the family have reached out to the police to assist them in the search of their sister-in-law who was abducted by unknown people on the night of Thursday, October 28.
Multiple reports stated that Gumo’s kin and her driver were kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nairobi's Muthaiga area.
The two were reportedly waylaid outside the former Westlands MP’s house.
“They were waiting for the gate to be opened when they were attacked,” a police officer stated.
A deputy OCPD privy to the case, however, contradicted the reports, stating that the incident occurred in Parklands area and not Muthaiga.
The officer, who sought anonymity since the matter was outside his area of jurisdiction, told Kenyans.co.ke that three suspects blocked the victim’s car on the highway and ordered them to alight.
“They forcefully bundled them into another vehicle at gunpoint,” the police boss stated.
He added that the suspects had driven off when police arrived at the scene, a few hours later.
The victim’s car was also deserted by the roadside. Police sealed off the crime scene and alerted detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The detectives immediately conducted forensic analysis and also dusted the vehicle for fingerprints.
“We were able to trace Gumo’s sister-in-law’s phone location at Muthaiga. That was the last clue the detectives had and are following the lead,” the deputy OCPD added.
Data by Missing Voices - a human rights Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) indicates that there were 20 cases of extra-judicial killings and three cases of enforced disappearances in 15 separate incidents as of July 2021.
