Jacinter Bwire, sister in-law to former Westlands Member of Parliament, Fred Gumo and her driver were on Sunday, October 31, freed by their kidnappers.
The family confirmed that the two , who were kidnapped on Thursday at Gumo's Muthaiga home by unknown assailants are fine.
According to a report by their family, the two were forced out of their vehicle by armed gunmen at the entrance of the home as they waited for the gate to be opened. The gunmen bundled them into their vehicle before driving off.
Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), arrived at the scene and carried out forensics of the vehicle. The detectives were also able to trace Bwire's phone.
"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.
Bwire,is said to be the mother of convicted terrorist, Elgiva Bwire, who also went missing after he was released on October 28. Elgiva was picked up from the Kamiti Maximum Prison by his mother, brother and nephew, an event that was followed by a series of abductions.
Shortly after Elgiva arrived in town, a video circulating on social media showed the ex-con's nephew being abducted y people believed to be the police. He was later released in Mlolongo, Machakos County at around 11pm.
In the meantime, Elgiva had also gone missing. His mother, who had informed Gumo of her son's disappearance, was abducted just as she was heading back to her brother-in-law's home after filing a missing person's report at a police station.
His lawyer, Professor Hassan Nandwa, upon getting wind of his client's disappearance, headed to the Central police station to file a missing person's report. Nandwa later went to Jamia mosque within the CBD for the evening prayers and was last spotted at 7 pm on that day.
Nandwa's son, Elmiqdad Hassan, who suspected the police had a hand in his disappearance told the media that officers raided their home on suspicion that Elgiva had been hiding in their house.
"This is when I heard a loud knock on the door and rushed to open it but was shocked to find armed men who had their guns readily cocked. Upon asking who they were, two of them identified themselves as the police and showed their job cards," he stated.
Hassan stated that his father was being targeted just because he represented the terrorist in court. They have since filed a missing person's report at several police stations, the Anti-terror Police Unit, and the regional commander's office.
