National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah hit out at Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya over abductions in the country.

Speaking during the burial of Mama Anne Nanyama, the mother of National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula in Bungoma county on Saturday, Governor Natembeya called on President William Ruto to intervene and stop abductions, arguing that there was no justification for targeting state critics.

His remarks countered an earlier claim by Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli, who alleged that some youth were falsely claiming abductions to attract funding from civil society organizations. "I say this with a very heavy heart.

For a leader to stand here and say that people are abducting and killing themselves is unfortunate.