Mystery Surrounds Disappearance of Wajir MCA Yusuf Hussein Ahmed

The family of a Wajir County Assembly Member Yusuf Hussein Ahmed who was allegedly kidnapped on Friday last week have moved to court seeking orders to have him produced in court fourth.

Through his brother Abdikadir Abdullahi Ahmed, the family is seeking orders to be issued against the Inspector General of Police and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations DCI to produce the Della Ward MCA who is also the the minority leader of the county assembly.

Ahmed accompanied by 35 MCAs led by the speaker Abdilleh Yusuf said that they are anxious as they don’t know what befell their colleague since September 13, 2024.

In their case filed by lawyer Danstan Omari, the family and the entire county assembly are urging the court to exercise its discretion to compel the security chief to ensure that the MCA is safe wherever he is.

In this case, the family says that the MCA hired a taxi driven by the one Wambua Kioko from the Halai Estate entrance along Muhoo Avenue in South C.

He was to ferry him to Pangani Estate.

Mr Kioko says he drove from Halai Estate towards Mombasa Road at Enterprise Road roundabout a white Prado attempted to overtake him twice and then slow down,

“That suddenly a black Prado which seemed to be in communication with the white one overtook me and blocked the Faras taxi I was driving,” Kioko said.

He says five people from the black Prado armed with guns approached his vehicle and ordered Yusuf to get out as they opened the doors,

“That four men forcefully got him out of my vehicle and bundled him in to their black Prado,” says Kioko.

The taxi driver says one of the abductees pointed a gun at his face and ordered him to surrender everything in his possession.

He claims they took away his cellphone, a charger, earphones and some documents before dashing back to the black Prado and speeding off towards Lusaka Road leaving him stranded.

After recovering from shock he proceeded to the Industrial Area Police Station where he reported the incident.

The family since Friday in conjunction with 35 MCA’s from Wajir County have visited all the police stations within Nairobi and have not seen him.

The family is now urging the High Court to order the IG and DCI to produce the suspect within 24 hours,

“Unless this court intervenes and compels DCI and IG to produce Ahmed in court the family will continue to live with axiety and stress caused by his disappearance,” said Ahmed.

The speaker of Wajir County Abdilleh Yusuf says that business in the county has come to a standstill following the abduction of the minority leader.