Wednesday, November
05, 2025 - A Kenyan national, Samuel Njagi Mbugua, who had
been kidnapped in Ethiopia, has been freed following the payment of a Ksh3
million ransom.
In a statement released on Wednesday, November 5th, the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary (OPCS)
confirmed that Mbugua’s release was the result of coordinated efforts by the Ethiopian
Government, the Kenyan Embassy in Addis Ababa, his employer, and family.
“On November 4th, Mr. Mbugua was released after
concerted efforts involving all parties, following difficult negotiations,” the
OPCS said.
His employer reportedly paid 3 million Ethiopian Birr, equivalent
to Ksh3
million, on Tuesday to secure his freedom.
Mbugua’s ordeal mirrors that of Stephen
Munyakho, a Kenyan who was freed earlier this year from Saudi
Arabia’s Shimeisi Prison after diplomatic intervention and the
payment of Ksh 129
million in blood money.
Munyakho had been working as a Warehouse
Manager when he was involved in a fatal altercation with a Yemeni colleague in
April 2011.
He was sentenced to death by
beheading and was scheduled for execution in May 2023.
Munyakho’s case gripped national attention after his mother, veteran journalist Dorothy Kweyu, pleaded with President Ruto to intervene and save her son from execution.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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