In a statement, Kalonzo welcomed Abdi's safe return but insisted that his recovery should not mark the end of the matter, demanding answers on who abducted him, where he was held and the motive behind his disappearance.
The former Vice President accused the government of presiding over a climate of fear in which Kenyans allegedly disappear in broad daylight, leaving families in distress as those responsible remain unaccountable.
"Abshir Abdi, the Nairobi lawyer who disappeared 11 days ago, has been found alive in Sololo, Marsabit County. We are relieved, but relief is not enough. Who took him? Where was he held? And why?" Kalonzo posed.
He also questioned whether the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and lawyers should abandon the courts and take to the streets to compel authorities to protect citizens from abductions and enforced disappearances.
Kalonzo further drew attention to the security situation in Mandera, where eight Kenyans, including two police reservists, were killed in an attack by suspected Al-Shabaab militants on Tuesday.
He questioned the priorities of security agencies, accusing some of the very institutions mandated to protect Kenyans of being implicated in the alleged abductions of citizens.
"What exactly are our priorities?" he asked.
The Wiper leader called on Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Ministry of Interior to establish who abducted Abdi, identify those who authorised the operation and determine where he was detained.
He demanded that everyone found responsible be brought to justice.
Kalonzo also used the incident to renew his political criticism of President William Ruto's administration, declaring that the alleged normalisation of abductions would end within 270 days.
"In 270 days, the normalisation of abductions shall end, and so too the enforced disappearances. In 270 days, Kenya will return to constitutionalism," he stated.
He maintained that life, liberty and human dignity should be guaranteed rights for every Kenyan rather than privileges granted by those in power.
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