A Kenyan government minister has alleged that the country's national intelligence agency was behind the abduction of his son last year, as criticism against the rising cases of abductions continues. Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi said that it took a call by President William Ruto to have his son released by the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

Kenya's ex-attorney general told police that President William Ruto intervened to have his son released after he was abducted last year, according to a statement shared with journalists on Wednesday.