Activist Boniface Mwangi has been arrested at his residence, Courage Base home in Lukenya, Machakos County by officers believed to be from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid confirmed his arrest in a post on X, stating that his lawyers James Njeri and Ndegwa Njiru were currently following up on the matter.
“I can confirm that @bonifacemwangi has been arrested at his home Courage Base by officers from the @DCI_Kenya. Together with his lawyers @JamesKWaNjeri and @eyanm, we are following up to understand why,” he said.
Boniface Mwangi Arrested by DCI Officers
Mwangi’s wife, Njeri Mwangi, also confirmed his arrest. She mentioned that the officers took Boniface Mwangi’s electronic gadgets and accused him of “terrorism and arson.”
“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 breath,” she wrote on X.
Videos shared by his wife online captured the moment plainclothes police officers forcefully entered and ransacked their home, going through personal belongings as the family watched in distress.
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This comes a day after Boniface Mwangi and Uganda activist Agatha Atuhaire filed case at East Africa Court of Justice (EACJ) challenging human rights violations by Tanzania government in May this year, each seeking Ksh129m compensation.
They accused the government of Tanzania of grave human rights violations including enforced disappearance, torture, arbitrary detention, sexual abuse and unlawful deportation.
They are also demanding public apologies from the governments of Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya, rehabilitation and psychological support.
Boniface Mwangi Narrates Ordeal
In a written statement, activist Boniface Mwangi described his recent ordeal as “evil,” calling it a calculated attempt to silence them. However, he vowed that they would not be intimidated into silence.
“What happened to us was evil and meant to silence us—but we refused. We are going to court not only to fight for justice, but to show the world what happened to us in the dark,” Mwangi said.
The two said they were abducted in May from their hotel in Dar es Salaam by unidentified individuals. The two are now seeking justice through legal action, determined to expose what transpired behind closed doors.
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Mwangi said they were taken to an undisclosed location where the abuse occurred.
“They took us to a building, where they tortured us,” he said.
“They handcuffed me, blindfolded me, and told me to strip naked.”
He described a brutal sequence of events involving multiple assailants.
“I was grabbed by about four men and lifted me up.
They had gloves on their hands,” Mwangi recounted. “They tied me upside down, they started beating my feet, and I was screaming.” He said the assailants interrogated him while inflicting pain. “They started questioning me,” he added, before revealing the extent of the sexual violence: “They put lubricant in my rectum and started inserting objects.”
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