For six agonising months, Dela Ward MCA Yussuf Ahmed Tolfiyow Hussein had vanished without a trace, leaving behind a community burdened with questions and anxiety.
It was not until March 8, when he was dropped off at his residence in Eastleigh, Nairobi, by unknown individuals.
The circumstances surrounding his abduction and return remain shrouded in mystery.
According to his cousin, Elyas Abdille, Yussuf remained blindfolded until he was abandoned in Nairobi's Pangani area, where his abductors uncovered his eyes and told him, "Hapa ndio kwako" (You're back home), before leaving him behind.