Former United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Cleophas Malala has shared CCTV footage of a vehicle that allegedly abducted his son and 19-year-old brother in-law.
In the footage seen by The Kenya Times, a black Toyota Voxy with was seen driving into the former UDA Secretary General’s home.
Malala alleges that the vehicle that entered his compound had a Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) sticker and with two men onboard.
“CCTV footage of the vehicle that drove into my residence with the two abductees at gun point; my son and 19-year-old brother in-law shows that the car, a black Toyota Voxy has a KDF Sticker on it,” Malala stated.
Malala claims his son and brother were abducted
Earlier on Monday, September 23, Malala issued a statement alleging that his son and brother-in-law were abducted at gunpoint.
The former Senator claimed they were interrogated about his whereabouts after the abductors failed to find him and his wife at home.
According to Malala, his son and brother-in-law were dumped along Thika Road after hours of interrogation.
“My son and 19-year-old brother-in-law were abducted at gunpoint and tortured for six hours to disclose my whereabouts or that of my wife, and to show them the way to my residence. When they couldn’t find us at home, they dumped them on Thika Road. I have since picked them up — they are safe but traumatized,” Malala said.
UDA MP dismisses Malala’s claims
However, Kitutu Chache North Member of Parliament (MP) and the party treasurer Japheth Nyakundi dismissed Malala’s claims.
MP Nyakundi highlighted that the party was only seeking to repossess the cars assigned to Malala which were being driven by the two family members at the time
While speaking to Citizen Digital, the legislator said that the party had to contact police officers to reclaim their vehicles since Malala was hesitant to hand them over.
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“We had initially requested him to return so we used the police to get our cars back,” he said.
Nyakundi had earlier accused Malala of stage managing his family’s abduction and advised him to stop the theatrics.
“My good friend Cleo Malalah pole sana if this happened to your family, Malalah is a good drama teacher and the best in the country I can say very talented.As a party we are very sorry for the inconvenience, but nobody is after your family,” part of the statement read.
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“The party was just taking back its cars that we had requested you to return, and you refused. Lastly everyone knew about your whereabouts because you were on a national television K24 for an interview. There was no abduction stop the drama,”the statement concluded.
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