Following an abduction incident that occurred in Nairobi's Kilimani estate, a Tanzanian media editor and activist Maria Tsehai Sarungi was released on Sunday evening.

The activist was released following an intense follow-up by human rights groups and defenders, including the Law Society of Kenya and Amnesty International Kenya.

It all began when Tsehai was picked up by three hooded men on Sunday afternoon at Chaka Place, Kilimani, where she had gone for a hair clinic.

The three men who had a Toyota Noah car are reported to have blocked her car before ejecting her.