Six years ago, Zuwena Rukia’s son went missing, disappearing without a trace, living behind his wife and two children, including an infant less than four months. Zuwena (not her real name) hasn’t seen him since and suspects he left his family in Mombasa to join al Shabaab terrorists in Somalia. In February, she received a chilling message on WhatsApp – her son had been killed. Two more mothers had the same story – their sons deserted them to join the terrorist group. On Thursday, the four broke down in tears and hugged each other as they received start-up capital to do small businesses in Mombasa.

Source: The Star August 23, 2020 19:18 UTC