Makueni MCA allegedly abducted by police found in Makindu Hospital

The MCA was seeking treatment at a hospital in Makindu, where he spoke to the media about his reported kidnapping. 

He claimed to have been abducted by people who introduced themselves as police officers from Embu. 

According to the MCA, the detectives told him they were hunting down people believed to be inciting anti-government protests in the country. 

He also claims to have been released by his abductors after begging them to let him go. 

The Kalonzo Musyoka-led Wiper Party demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the MCA in a media statement on Monday. 

He had been reported missing after witnesses saw him being bundled into a car that sped off towards Mombasa direction from Makindu. 

“The Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) Party unequivocally condemns the abduction of Hon. Wambua, as a gross violation of human rights and equivalent to arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearance as prohibited under Article 29 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, “ stated the party.

“We demand that Hon. Wambua be released immediately and returned to his family in Makindu, Makueni County. We also demand that the government immediately end these illegal actions and release all others who have been arbitrarily arrested.

This follows a series of abductions, primarily targeting outspoken opponents of the 2024 finance bill and the government.