Overview

• Boniface Mwangi was detained at his Machakos County residence on July 19 by Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
• Authorities accuse him of facilitating terrorist acts during the June 25 protests that left 19 people dead and have scheduled his arraignment for Monday.
• Investigators seized two mobile phones, a laptop, notebooks, hard drives, two unused tear gas canisters and a blank firearm cartridge from his home and office.
• Mwangi denies all terrorism allegations, declaring “I am not a terrorist” in a social media statement shared by his supporters.
• His arrest has ignited widespread online condemnation and intensified concerns among rights groups over the government’s crackdown on dissent.