On Monday,Kenyans got news regarding  the arrest cum kidnap of popular Kenyan blogger,Edgar Obare. This,according to Edgar Obare, happened when he went to court to attend a scheduled hearing.

After his release,the blogger shared events surrounding his kidnap.

He also shared some pictures from the ordeal.

He also confirmed that although he had been tortured,he was still alive.

However,the Director of Criminal investigation (DCI) in Kenya, have denied any involvement with the arrest of blogger Edgar Obare which happened in the morning hours of Monday November 2nd.

This unfortunate update was given by popular entertainer Xtian Dela who reached out to the officers at the DCI headquarters to inquire on his friend’s whereabouts after he was taken away.

According to Xtian Dela, the DCI were equally shocked to hear about the unwarranted arrest which happened outside Kiambu Law courts.

This story was produced by Fridah Okachi at Mtaani newsroom in partnership with Code for Africa’s iLAB data journalism programme, with support from Deutsche Welle Akademie’