Narc Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua has launched a scathing attack against the Kenya Kwanza Administration and security agencies, accusing them of turning the country into an “abduction paradise.”

In a statement seen by TV47 Digital, Karua sympathised with the families of Justus Musyimi and Martin Mwau — who were part of the ‘mlolongo Four’ abducted in December 17, 2024 — whose bodies were found at City Mortuary.

Karua was critical of the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Director of Criminal Investigations Mohammed Amin, who appeared in court on Thursday, January 30 to explain the whereabouts of the ‘Mlolongo Four’.

During the court session, Kanja and Amin insisted that the State was not holding any of the four individuals.

But according to Karua, “these statements are not only distressing but also disrespectful to the people of Kenya who handsomely pay these top officers, and equip them well to secure the country against internal threats, and to maintain law and order.”

According to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), over 82 people are missing since the Gen Z protests of June, last year.

“In the wake of impunity at the top, we are beginning to witness a specter of devolution of abductions. In Nakuru, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers need to answer for the disappearance of Brian Odhiambo who was last seen under their custody following his arrest,” Karua says in the statement.

Karua maintains that security agencies cannot claim to know nothing about the wave of abductions in the country.

“Since the “abduct and execute” epidemic afflicted the country almost a year ago, these security organs cannot claim not to know what is going on. There has not been any shake up of the leadership of these institutions especially those specifically tasked with internal Security, meaning that Dr. William Ruto, and his regime, are satisfied with the status quo which exposes citizens and foreigners alike to abductions and executions.”

A national conference

Consequently, Karua is now calling for a national civil society conference to discuss the spate of recent abductions and killings.

She says that Kenyans need to reason together on what to do about the abductions epidemic which threatens to consume the nation. “If one of us is not safe then none of us is safe. The time to act is now.”

She adds: “We must refuse to normalize abductions and extrajudicial executions of citizens especially our youth. We laud the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) under the able leadership of President Faith Odhiambo, and all human rights organizations that have tirelessly stood up against this abduction epidemic. We call on Kenyans of good will, religious and professional organizations to rise up and be counted in the defence of our rights and/or the Constitution. We must unite and liberate ourselves from this vicious assault on the right to life and liberty.”