A ZIMBABWEAN aid worker who was kidnapped in the Kenyan border town of Mandera, two weeks ago is still held incommunicado and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom for his release.

Somali gunmen entered the city overnight, and raided the house the aid workers were staying and took three foreigners over the border into Somalia.

The three foreigners were working for a French NGO named Action against Hunger and were from Pakistan, Zimbabwe and the US. It is believed that the three were brought to Bakool region, south-west of Somalia.

Al Shabaab group which controls some parts of southern Somalia, which borders with Kenya, say they are investigating who was behind the kidnapping, and they deny any involvement.

The Zimbabwean aid worker is alive and well with his captors now demanding a hefty ransom for his release, family members indicated.

Suspected Al Shabaab militiamen kidnapped the Zimbabwean and his colleagues, although the group has so far denied responsibility.

The exact amount demanded has not been revealed for fear of triggering alarm and dejection among family members.

Source: Talkzimbabwe

By Tendai Maringe