Kalonzo said Abdi’s return was welcome news but insisted that authorities must establish what happened during the period he was missing.
He challenged Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Ministry of Interior to disclose who took the lawyer, who authorised the alleged operation and where he was held.
The opposition leader maintained that finding Abdi should not bring the matter to an end without accountability.
“We are relieved, but relief is not enough. Who took him? Where was he held? And why?” Kalonzo posed.
He accused the government of allowing a situation where Kenyans disappear under unclear circumstances, leaving their relatives distressed as authorities struggle to provide answers.
Kalonzo also questioned whether members of the legal profession should abandon their court duties and stage street protests before the government takes action to protect citizens.
His remarks came amid growing pressure from the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), which has demanded answers from security agencies over Abdi’s disappearance.
The Wiper leader further linked the controversy to Tuesday’s deadly attack in Mandera County, where eight people, including two police reservists, were killed by suspected Al-Shabaab militants near the Kenya-Somalia border.
He questioned how security agencies could be expected to protect Kenyans from terrorist threats while facing allegations of involvement in the disappearance of citizens.
Kalonzo called for a thorough investigation and urged authorities to ensure that anyone found responsible faces the law.
His demands come as scrutiny intensifies over reported abductions under President William Ruto’s administration. Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo recently called for action against individuals found responsible, including rogue security officers and those involved in staging disappearances.
In a strong political warning, Kalonzo declared that Kenya would return to constitutionalism within 270 days, saying alleged abductions and enforced disappearances must come to an end.
He insisted that life, liberty and dignity were constitutional rights that should be guaranteed to every Kenyan regardless of their political or social standing.
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