Jaswant Singh Rai, a prominent businessman, made headlines last week after he was apprehended by gun-toting men in Nairobi, forced out of his car in traffic, and bundled into a pick-up that had blocked him.
Although details about his kidnapping and subsequent release on Sunday are scarce, President William Ruto waded into the mystery on Sunday, linking the businessman to a group of cartels he accused of sabotaging the government's plans to reform the sugar industry and vowing to confront them head-on.
Rai was born in India and moved to Kenya in the 1970s, where he began his business career in the fruits and vegetables industries.