Bernard Kavuli abducted in Ngong after X comment on 2007 post-election violence

In yet another incident of abduction in the country, a family in Ngong, Kajiado County is living in fear after their kin, 24-year-old Benard Kavuli was kidnapped at a petrol station in Ngong town on Sunday evening by four armed men.

Kavuli's abduction is linked to his activities on social media pages with the latest posts on his X platform criticizing the government while highlighting issues related to the 2007 post-election violence witnessed in the country.

The fourth-year Journalism student at Mount Kenya University (MKU) was among X users who engaged in a discussion about the events of the 2007 PEV.

Citizen TV obtained exclusive CCTV footage of the abduction of Kavuli and Muteti

 At a Petrol Station in Ngong Town, the footage shows Benard Kavuli's last known before being kidnapped.

CCTV footage from the petrol station captured a white probox driving inside and Kavuli was walking beside it unaware that the occupants were on a mission to cut short his journey to his sister's shop.

Within seconds he was grabbed by two men, before being forced inside the vehicle and the vehicle sped off towards Nairobi.

“I last talked to him on Sunday around 6:40PM. I called him from home to come to Ngong, he agreed. When it was 7PM and I could not see him I became worried," said Kavuli's sister Mary Kavuli.

She says she tried to reach him but his phone had been switched off.  It was at that moment that Mary sensed danger and alerted family and friends who confirmed receiving reports of a case of abduction in Ngong town.

Scola Mwende, Kavuli's other sister said that the area OCS was informed of the incident, adding that the car's number plate was KCA 379R.

Kavuli's abduction comes a day after Peter Muteti and Billy Mwangi were also kidnapped in a similar fashion by four armed men in Uthiru and Embu respectively.

 The two have been missing since they were taken by armed men on Saturday. Exclusive CCTV footage captured two men abducting Muteti while he was paying for items at a supermarket in Uthiru.

The abductions have been condemned by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo who blamed the police for perpetrating injustice against Kenyans which violates human rights.

LSK has demanded police officers desist from absurd, repressive tactics witnessed in 2024, as Odhiambo has called for an immediate release of those abducted or they be arraigned to answer charges if any.