Prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai, who has said she was abducted by armed men in Kenya and released after several hours, has recounted her ordeal.

Tanzanian human rights defender Maria Sarungi Tsehai was freed on Sunday, January 12 hours after she was abducted by armed men in Nairobi’s Kilimani. The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) confirmed her release.

I have been saved.” Amnesty International Kenya confirmed her abduction on Sunday afternoon, stating she was forcibly taken into a vehicle in the Kenyan capital.

A prominent Tanzanian activist has been released after being "kidnapped" on Sunday by three armed men on the streets of Kenya's capital Nairobi, her husband said, accusing Tanzania's national intelligence service of responsibility.

A Tanzanian human rights activist who was briefly abducted on Sunday says she was targeted because of her comments accusing the government of abusing and oppressing its people. Maria Sarungi Tsehai was kidnapped in Nairobi by unidentified gunmen, alarming fellow activists.

Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai was reportedly kidnapped by armed men in Nairobi, with her husband alleging Tanzania's national intelligence service's involvement. After her release, Amnesty International highlighted the growing concerns of cross-border repression,

Prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai who was abducted by armed men in Kenya said she has been released, hours after the incident. Amnesty International Kenya spokesperson Roland Ebole told the BBC she was "forced" into a vehicle in the capital Nairobi on Sunday afternoon.

Activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai said Monday she was certain the Tanzanian government was behind her abduction the day before in Nairobi that was only foiled after a rapid intervention by rights groups.

Tanzanian rights activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai was reportedly abducted in Nairobi. Kenya has a record of allowing foreign governments to abduct their citizens on its soil.