The Indian High Commissioner in Nairobi called on President William Samoei Ruto to convey deep concern

India has described as "very disturbing" the circumstances surrounding the abduction of two of its nationals in Kenya and the subsequent lack of information on the incident.

"We have been in regular touch with the Kenyan Government to locate the whereabouts of the two missing Indian nationals, Mr. Mohammad Zaid Sami Kidwai and Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Monday.

Responding to media queries on the matter, he said that Indian High Commissioner in Nairobi Namgya Khampa called on President William Samoei Ruto on Monday to convey "our deep concern and request the expediting of investigations into the matter".

He further said that on October 23, Kenya's High Commissioner in New Delhi was summoned to the MEA to convey India's concerns in the matter.

The MEA reaction comes after a media report saying that a close aide to Kenya's president last week stated that the disbanded DCI (Directorate of Criminal Investigations) unit had assassinated the two missing Indians. However, the Kenyan government has not made any public statements on the report.

Media executive Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan Kidwai and another Indian national, Mohammad Zaid Sami Kidwai, who were a part of the Kenya Kwanza digital marketing team, were kidnapped from Mombasa Road in July, along with their Kenyan taxi driver Nicodemus Mwania.

In his response to the media queries, Bagchi continued by saying the High Commission in Kenya is in touch with the family members of the two Indians and assisting them.

Talking about the investigation, he added, "The case is under active investigation by the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) of Kenyan Police. We have noted that several people have been taken into custody in this connection including officials of the recently abolished Special Service Unit of the Kenyan Police."

"The Ministry continues to monitor all developments related to this case," he added.