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Kenyan Activist Boniface Mwangi Faces Terrorism and Ammunition Charges

His arraignment follows widespread outcry from human rights groups contesting the government’s use of security legislation.

Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi, who was detained upon arrival in Dar es Salaam to attend the first court appearance of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, and later released, reacts at a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya June 2, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo
FILE - Police arrest activist Boniface Mwangi during a protest held to commemorate one month since youths were killed on June 25, outside parliament in Kenya's capital Nairobi, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku, file)
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Human rights activists Boniface Mwangi (right) and Agather Atuhaire (left) speak of their ordeal during a press conference following their controversial three-day detention and alleged torture in Tanzania

Overview

  • The Directorate of Criminal Investigations alleges he facilitated terrorist acts during June protests that left at least 19 people dead and unlawfully possessed two tear gas canisters and a blank ammunition round.
  • At his arraignment in Nairobi on July 21, Mwangi was released on bond after appearing in court on the charges.
  • Mwangi has denied all accusations, declaring on social media that he is not a terrorist and questioning the legality of the search warrant used to seize his devices.
  • More than 30 rights organisations have condemned the charges as an abuse of the justice system aimed at stifling dissent.
  • In May, he filed a complaint at the East African Court of Justice accusing Tanzanian security forces of torture and sexual assault during a previous detention.