In January this year, the militia group posted a heartbreaking video clip on YouTube giving the government a three week ultimatum to release the so-called prisoners of war failure to which they would execute the Kenyan hostages.
The three week ultimatum meant that the two Kenyans would be executed on Valentines’ Day further compounding their families’ anxiety.
Things got so bad after the families lost faith in the government and decided to take part in the negotiations as well.
“It is very sad. It is hard on my mother… It is hard on my sister, his wife, my father and me. We just want to talk to him again. All I think of is Mule,” explained Komora at the time.
Nairobi Senator, then Makadara MP, Mike Mbuvi alias Sonko also reached out to the government asking it to fast track the release of the two Kenyans.
Sonko, who is Mule’s neighbor in Nairobi’s Buruburu estate, at the time accused the government of ‘sleeping on the job’ arguing that it had all the infrastructure necessary to facilitate their return.
“This is a very serious matter because the lives of these Kenyans are at risk. We cannot afford to lose these lives. I’m therefore appealing to the Al Shabaab group to give me more time as I negotiate with the government of Kenya to see to it that their lives are guarded,” pleaded Sonko.
Now with news of the freedom spreading far and wide, the families can now sleep easy.
Mule’s father has already indicated that he would dig deep into his pockets to host a party befitting a king, as he celebrates the return of his ‘lost’ 32 year old son.
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