Toronto aid worker kidnapped in Kenya taking time off, re-evaluated future

TORONTO – A Canadian aid worker who was kidnapped in Kenya says he’s taking some time off to think about the future.

Steven Dennis, 37, was one of four workers who was kidnapped June 29 and rescued in Somalia just days later.

The Toronto man told a news conference today he’s grateful for the rescue effort.

Dennis says kidnappings are one of the risks of aid work and he will re-evaluate whether he wants to continue taking that kind of risk. He’s taking a few months off and not making any plans.

The four workers were rescued last Monday after three days in Somalia, when authorities swooped down on the group, killing one kidnapper.

Also kidnapped and rescued were, Qurat-Ul-Ain Sadazai, 38, of Gatineau, Que., Astrid Sehl, 33, of Norway, and Glenn Costes, 40, a Filipino, who was shot and injured during the initial kidnapping.