Key facts
- South Sudanese whistleblower Athorbey Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit has been released after nearly two months in detention.
- He was abducted in Kenya in June and taken to South Sudan.
- His family stated his health deteriorated during his detention in Juba.
- Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit returned to Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday and is receiving medical treatment.
- He had previously shared information about allegations of high-level corruption in South Sudan.
A South Sudanese whistleblower, Athorbey Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit, who also holds Kenyan citizenship, has been released after nearly two months in detention. He was abducted in Kenya in early June by armed, masked men and subsequently taken to South Sudan. His family reported that his health deteriorated during his detention in Juba, the South Sudanese capital. Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit returned to Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday and is currently receiving medical treatment. Prior to his abduction, he had informed Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi in April that he possessed information regarding allegations of high-level corruption in South Sudan. South Sudan's government has consistently denied accusations of systematic human rights abuses and widespread corruption. Both Kenyan and South Sudanese officials had stated in June that they were unaware of Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit's disappearance.