05/11/2025
kidnapped in freed after payment of Ksh3 Million Ransom
A Kenyan man who was abducted from his workplace in Ethiopia on October 28 has been released after the kidnappers' ransom demands were met.
According to the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, the man, identified as Samuel Mbugua, come back to Kenya after his kidnappers released him following a Ksh3 million ransom payment by his employer.
Mbugua had been working as a plant manager for a glass packing plant in Debre Benha, in Amhara, a town 120 kilometres from Addis Ababa.
After his abduction last Tuesday, the Kenyan Embassy in Ethiopia reported the matter to the Ethiopian authorities, and negotiations for his release began.
Subsequently, the embassy, the Ethiopian embassy, Mbugua's family and employer helped in negotiating for his release, which was granted on Monday, November 4 after his employer paid the ransom.
"Today, November 4th, Mr Mbugua was released following concerted efforts of the Ethiopian Government, the Kenyan Embassy, the company, and the family, the difficult negotiations," the office of the Prime CS announced.
https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/117725-kenyan-abducted-ethiopia-flown-back-home-after-employer-pays-ksh25-million-ransom
