Five young Kenyan men - including a popular cartoonist - who went missing just before the Christmas holidays have been found alive, family members and rights groups say.

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Kenya: Four Youths Who Were Abducted in December Found

More than 80 young Kenyans have gone missing in recent months, with many blaming the security forces.

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Billy Mwangi, Kibet Bull and others found in Kenya: Five abducted youths freed amid uproar

Nairobi -- Four youths who were abducted last month have been found.

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Four young Kenyan men who disappeared last month in a spate of abductions targeting government critics were freed on Monday, local media and rights groups said.The kidnappings have dominated news and political discussions in recent weeks, with at least six young men disappearing over the Christmas holidays.

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Kenya: five abducted youth freed amid uproar

Billy Mwangi, Peter Muteti, Bernard Kavuli and Rony Kiplagat reached out to their families even as three others remain missing. - Kenya breaking news

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4 youths who were abducted in Dec found

Families had an agonising festive period with their children missing for days but yesterday, there were tears of joy as five abducted youths returned home.

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Tears of joy as five abducted youth reunite with their kin

Just hours before planned anti-abduction demonstrations, two individuals who had been reported missing — Billy Mwangi and Peter Muteti—were found alive Monday morning. Billy, who had been missing for approximately 15 days, was abandoned in Nyeri, around 60 kilometres from his home. He then walked the rest of the way back to Embu. It is not yet clear who orchestrated the abduction, but his family and Kenyans believe it could be linked to his outs…

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BREAKING:- Abductees Billy Mwangi and Peter Muteti Found Alive Ahead of Planned Demos - Nairobi Wire

Four young men from Kenya who were reported missing ahead of the Christmas period have been located alive, according to family members and human rights

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Kenya: Abducted Youth Released After Public Outcry and Protest Threats

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BillyMwangi who was abducted on Satirday December 21 has returned home. The blogger was seen reuniting with huis family memvers after his return.

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Billy Mwangi: Family of abducted Embu Man breathes sigh of relief as he's found

Source link : https://www.afric.info/2025/01/06/news/four-abducted-youths-freed-amid-uproar/ Four young Kenyan men who went missing just before the Christmas holidays have been found alive, family members and rights groups say. Kenya has been gripped by a wave of disappearances, with the state-funded rights group saying that over 80 people have been abducted in the last six months. The abductions […]

Five missing Kenyan youths freed amid uproar over abductions

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