Wajir County’s Dela Ward Member of County Assembly (MCA), Yussuf Hussein, who went missing in September 2024 after reportedly being abducted, has reunited with his family.
Yusuf reunited with his family in Nairobi on the evening of Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Eldas Member of Parliament (MP) Adan Keynan has confirmed the reports, with him taking to his official Facebook account to thank God for Yusuf’s safe return.
“Alhamdulillahi!!!” Keynan captioned the MCA’s photo that he shared via his official X account.
Governor Ahmed’s reaction
Wajir County Governor Ahmed Abdullahi has also confirmed the news, stating that he was happy to have received the news on the MCA’s safe return.
Taking to his official X account on Sunday, March 9, 2025, Governor Abdullahi, who is also the Chairperson of the Council of Governors (CoG), stated that the people of Wajir have endured a painful period of anxiety, prayers, and unwavering hope for his safe return following his disappearance.
The county boss further stated that the news of the MCA’s reunion brings immense relief and joy to the community.
“Alhamdulillah! I am happy to have received the good news of Hon. Yussuf Hussein’s safe return and reunion with his family after months of uncertainty. Since his disappearance in September last year, the people of Wajir have endured a painful period of anxiety, prayers, and unwavering hope for his safe return. The news of his reunion brings immense relief and joy to our community. It is a moment of gratitude and renewed hope for his family and all those who stood by them during these difficult times. On behalf of the people of Wajir County, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who played a role in ensuring his safe return. May this moment mark the beginning of healing, peace, and renewed strength for him and his loved ones,” the governor stated.
Wajir County Woman Representative Fatuma Abdi Jehow also took to her official social media accounts to react to the news of Yusuf’s return.
In a statement shared via her official X account, the woman MP thanked God as she welcomed the MCA back home after a long period of missing.
“No words but to say Alhamdullilah! Welcome home, our MCA Hon. Yussuf Tolfiyow,” she stated.
Residents react
Wajir residents residing in Nairobi gathered at Yusuf’s home in Eastleigh to celebrate his safe return, with videos doing rounds on social media showing a section of MCAs from the region expressing their reactions.
Keynan, who is a relative to Yusuf, is also heard addressing a crowd that had gathered at the MCA’s home in their native language.
Reports indicate that Yusuf was taken to his home in Eastleigh and reunited with his family by unknown people.
MCA Yusuf’s disappearance
Yusuf, who is also Wajir County Assembly Minority Leader, disappeared in Nairobi on September 13 at night on Enterprise Road while heading to his home in Pangani from South C.
Efforts by his family and activists to find him bore no fruit as police denied knowledge of his whereabouts.
In October 2024, a body was retrieved in Lake Yahud, which was believed to be the missing MCA.
Family members and locals thronged the morgue to identify the body that was badly tortured and decomposed, but two independent DNA tests later determined that the body was not that of the MCA.
Activist Bob Njagi, one of three individuals abducted in Kitengela in August last year, had on February 5, 2025, claimed that the missing MCA Yussuf Hussein Ahmed was held in the same location as him.
Speaking in a televised interview with one of the local TV stations, Njagi—who identifies as the leader of the Free Kenya Movement—stated that at the time of his release, the MCA, who had been missing for nearly six months, was still in the hands of their abductors.
“We may laugh about this matter sometimes, but I want to say here that the MCA for Wajir County was found murdered and was actually in the room next to where I was… I had the opportunity of peeping through the keyhole, and I saw him,” Njagi said.
In an emotional and vivid revelation, Njagi said that the MCA was brought in late at night on Friday, September 13, 2024, and locked up next to his room.
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