Author: By Ibrahim Adan and Emmanuel Kipchumba

Senior chief for Dachabole location Chief Mohamed Noor Hache centre with members of his family at the Somalia’s Boruhache town on 12 April, 2025. He was awaiting a crossover to Kenya alongside his other four colleagues. [Ibrahim Adan Ali, Standard] Worn out, visibly frail, and carrying the weight of 62 days in captivity, five chiefs abducted by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Mandera County have finally reunited with their families, but with deep reservations about the way the Kenyan government approached the issue. Without talking much, the chiefs feel the government neglected them in the hands of the kidnappers who seized…

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