Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has confirmed the release of five Chiefs who Al-Shabaab insurgents abducted in Mandera County.
The Chiefs; Mohamed Adawa, Mohamed Hassan, Abdi Hassan, Mohamed Noor Hache, and Assistant Chief Ibrahim Gabow from Elwak Sub-County were abducted in February, a day before the Head of State visited the County. "We have very good news that our Chiefs who were abducted in Mandera have been released and are now in the hands of Kenyan officials and they will be arriving home anytime soon," announced CS Murkomen during a media briefing at the Coast Regional Commissioner's Office.
The CS lauded collaborative efforts between the community and the National and County Government of Mandera for the release of the captives. "This process has borne fruits; we will be commenting further in the near future once our Chiefs are within the country, and we will be giving you even more updates on the programmes and what we are doing," the CS stated.
The Police Officers along the Kenyan borders were praised for working around the clock in protecting the country amid external threats. "We don't speak about this every day, but it just needs to be known by all Kenyans that we are safe because Police Officers, National Police Reservists, Our Chiefs, Assistant Chiefs and many citizens in the community who are cooperating with the security are helping us to make our country safe," he said.
