‘All Abducted, Missing Kenyans Returned Home!’ – Ruto Claims While With Finland President
President William Ruto has informed Kenyans that all those reported missing under suspicious circumstances have been safely reunited with their families.
He stressed his administration’s determination to prevent forcible disappearances.
President Ruto reacted to inquiries from journalists on the recent abductions.
He was addressing Monday at a joint press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who is in Kenya on a three-day official visit.
He stated that the administration had taken decisive action to solve the issue and keep it from happening again.
“There is an accountability mechanism to ensure such situations are addressed,” said President Ruto.
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“I undertook to the country that, as a democracy, Kenya will not go back to the dark days when citizens disappeared and their bodies were found in all manner of places. That will not happen under my administration.”
The President confirmed that all previously reported missing people had been reunited with their loved ones.
“All the people who disappeared or were abducted have been brought back to their homes. I have given clarity that nothing of that nature will happen again,” he emphasized.
He did not, however, indicate who was responsible for the abductions.
One of the reforms mentioned by the President to prevent such incidents is the transfer of financial and operational autonomy to the National Police Service, which he noted was one of his first steps after entering office.
“The first step I undertook when I became president was to ensure the independence of the police — to give them financial and operational autonomy,” Ruto noted.
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His comments come as the public grows increasingly concerned about the rise in incidences of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.
According to a May study by the human rights organization Missing Voices, at least 55 cases of enforced disappearance were documented in Kenya in 2024.
According to the research, between 2019 and 2024, more than 970 Kenyans were victims of enforced disappearances or extrajudicial killings.
‘All Abducted, Missing Kenyans Returned Home!’ – Ruto Claims While With Finland President
