Activist Mwabili Mwagodi has today recounted how he was abducted and held incommunicado for four days in Tanzania and later abandoned in a thicket in Kinondo, Kwale County.
After receiving medical treatment for five days at a Mombasa hospital, Mwagodi, accompanied by his relatives, lawyer, and fellow activists, made his first public appearance at the Central Police Station in Mombasa to record a statement in the Occurrence Book (OB).
However, his attempt was unsuccessful after the Officer Commanding Station declined, citing a lack of jurisdiction since the incident had occurred outside their area.
Addressing the press afterwards, Mwagodi explained that he had been working legally at a hotel in Tanzania for several years until July 23, when four men abducted him and confiscated his documents.
He was blindfolded and taken to an unknown location, where he was grilled all night in an isolated room while handcuffed. He was later taken to his workplace, where he also lived. His two phones and a laptop were confiscated
“I was under the guard of two armed men in the private house. I was locked in a bedroom, cuffed day and night. The only time the cuffs were removed was during eating,” Mwagodi recalled.
