AID workers kidnapped by the Somali militant group al-Shabab rescued

Two aid workers have been rescued by the Kenyan army after being kidnapped by the Somali militant group al-Shabab in 2011.

Daniel Njuguna and James Kiarie, both Kenyans, are now in hospital in the Somali town of Dhobley.

They were rescued by Kenyan troops working with the African Union Force in Somalia, Amisom.

Kenya sent troops into Somalia in 2011 following a spate of kidnappings in border areas.

Amisom troops are helping government forces battle al-Shabab, an Islamist militia which is part of al-Qaeda and which controls much of southern and central Somalia.

The Kenyan army says the rescued pair will be transferred to Nairobi tomorrow.

BBC