Missing Embu County Speaker Kariuki Mate dumped alive in Limuru

NAIROBI, KENYA:Missing Embu County Assembly Speaker Kariuki Mate was on Friday morning dumped alive in Lumuru.He was later rushed to the Aga KhanHospital,Nairobiwhere he is receiving treatment.Police say he was later brought to theGigiri police station unconscious at midnight and no more arrest has been made.Nairobipolice boss Benson Kibue says the speaker was initially found inLimurunear St Paul's University while unconscious and taken to the police station by a canter that was transporting sweet potatoes toNairobi. "The occupants of the canter say he flagged them down while looking drunk but smart and told them he was the missing speaker before they helpedhim to Gigiri police station. He is ok now," said Kibue.Mate went missing on Monday from Utalii hotel,Nairobiafter he was picked up by a car that sped off.A police officer has since been charged with his abduction. Police say they will interrogate him later.