Interestingly, there was no call for ransom and Mr Gitau was not harmed in any way. But they are in agreement that the circumstances surrounding Mr Gitau’s disappearance are not typical of kidnaps. When we met him shortly after he recorded a statement with police, Mr Gitau exhibited no signs of trauma. His businesses colleagues said that Mr Gitau, 44, indeed, was going through economic havoc as loans and Covid-19 lockdown ate into his profits. Thika Business Community Chairman Alfred Wanyoike describes Mr Gitau as one of the six in Thika in same wholesale business.

Source: Daily Nation December 10, 2020 07:07 UTC