By Abdimalik Hajir - Reporter
August 17, 2026 - Nominated member of parliament Umulkheir Harun has caused uproar over linking National Intelligence service for abductions pouring cold water to political coalitions of Aulihan and Samawathal.
The lawmaker wrote on her Facebook account that before Abdul Haji, who is the brother Noordin Haji, the current National Intelligence Service boss (NIS) , asks for support of Aulihan, they must first ask for the release of their sons.
“If you must ask for the support of the Auliyahans, then first release their sons who are in NIS and police custody on what their families describe as fabricated charges,” the Mp wrote.
The ODM nominated Mp noted that the leadership and elders of Auliyahan should demand their immediate release adding that in this season of vote obsession, their only value is being counted as an extra vote.
“The coalition must acknowledge the seven sons missing from Liboi and Dadaab, their mothers are crying, their families are waiting and yet we are witnessing politicians dancing as though these lives never mattered,” she said.
However, in quick rejoinder East Africa Legislative Assembly member Falhado Iman and former Garissa women representative Shukran Gure defended the National Intelligence against the accusations telling her the Mp off.
Falhado told Umulkheir that politics should never be an excuse to manufacture accusations against the national security officers, noting that if she has evidence that NIS officers fabricated charges or abducted anyone, produce it before the public and the relevant authorities.
“Serious allegations require serious evidence, not emotional claims, speculation, or political theatrics, stop throwing reckless, unsubstantiated accusations around,” she added.
The EALA lawmaker who is also a former Nominated senator said NIS is a national security institution, not a playground for political gossip and sensational allegations.
She asked the ODM Mp not to sit behind a microphone or keyboard and make serious accusations against officers without a shred of credible evidence.
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“You are free to question institutions, but you are not entitled to manufacture facts, smear individuals, or present allegations as established truth,” she added.
“There is a very clear difference between demanding accountability and irresponsibly attacking people who may simply be doing their jobs,” said Falhado.
On her part, for Garissa women representative Shukran Gure said issues of abductions is painful particularly for communities in Northern Kenya adding that families continue to raise concerns about loved ones who have disappeared or whose whereabouts remain unknown, including people from Dadaab, Fafi, Ijara, Garissa Township, and other areas extending into Wajir and Mandera.
“Behind every missing person is a family living with fear, uncertainty, and unanswered questions,” said the former County Mp.
The former women representative also while recognizing the elected Mp who continue to speak on the issue that led up to the location of missing persons, she also cautions politicians not to turn the suffering of these families into a political campaign strategy or a contest for votes.
“Abductions and disappearances should never become anyone's political poster-child agenda, we can advocate strongly, question authorities, demand accountability, and pursue answers without exploiting the pain of affected families for political advantage,” added the former lawmaker.
The issue of National Intelligence Service involvement in abduction first came during the Gen z protest by opposition leader and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua who claimed that there were special officers from National Intelligence Service who are involved in abduction of youths.