Activist Boniface Mwangi arrested by DCI at his home in Machakos
Activist Boniface Mwangi was on Saturday evening reportedly arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
Activist Boniface Mwangi was on Saturday evening reportedly arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) under unclear circumstances.
His wife, Njeri Mwangi, in a post on X said the prominent activist was taken away from their home aptly dubbed Courage Base in Lukenya, Machakos County.
According to Njeri, the detectives cited “terrorism and arson” as the reasons for his arrest, further that his gadgets were also confiscated and he was driven off to the DCI headquarters in Nairobi.
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“The police have come to our home in Courage Base and are taking my husband, talking of terrorism and arson! They’ve taken his gadgets and said they are taking him to DCI headquarters. I can’t breathe,” said the wife.
The arrest comes a day after Boniface and Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire, alongside seven civil society organisations, filed a case before the East African Court of Justice accusing the government of Tanzania of grave human rights violations including enforced disappearance, torture, arbitrary detention, sexual abuse and unlawful deportation.
They also demanded public apologies from the governments of Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya, plus compensation of at least USD 1 million (approx. Ksh.130 million) each as well as rehabilitation and psychological support.
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