Erica and her friend Shanice Agose were on Sunday evening rescued in Thika, eight days after they were kidnapped in Westlands, Nairobi.
The two, who were kidnapped at Rhapta road in Westlands by a taxi driver were found 'visibly weak and shaken' in a one-room house in Mang'u, Gatundu North Constituency, police said.
DCI detectives from Thika West stormed the house, rescued the women and arrested two suspects Timothy Kiragu Ng'ang'a (34) and Samuel Kipkurui (33) at Ngoigwa area in Thika.
The kidnappers had demanded a Ksh.250,000 ransom from both parents. The girls are believed to have been fed mandazi and water.
Assorted crude weapons and fake motor-vehicle number plates were recovered from the suspects.
According to police, Erica, 26, and Shanice, 27, had attended a house party in Westlands, after which they requested a ride to Kilimani, via the Bolt taxi app.
"But when the ride arrived along Rhapta road in Westlands and they got in, the driver threatened them using a hammer before speeding off towards Thika," read a Monday report by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
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