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.

The Tanzanian national, who has been living in Kenya for the past four years, has criticized her country’s government and the ruling party for alleged human rights violations and for closing civic space for critics,

Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai was abducted by armed men in Nairobi. Her husband suspects Tanzania's intelligence service's involvement. The incident underscores alleged transnational repression in Kenya.

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.

Tanzanian journalist and human rights activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai, highly critical of her country's government, accused Tanzanian authorities on Monday of involvement in her abduction on Sunday in Nairobi and lamented the growing repression suffered by the Tanzanian opposition.