Boniface Mwangi’s wife says Tanzanian authorities yet to decide her husband’s fate
Mwangi had earlier warned that his life was in danger after armed men, claiming to be police officers, showed up at his hotel room in Dar es Salaam on Sunday night.
The wife of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi said on Tuesday she has not been able to contact him since his arrest in Tanzania.
“I have been told they are waiting for the government of Tanzania to consult and decide whether to charge him or to deport him,” Njeri Mwangi told AFP.
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Mwangi had earlier warned that his life was in danger after armed men, claiming to be police officers, showed up at his hotel room in Dar es Salaam on Sunday night.
Speaking from his hotel, Mwangi said the men knocked on his door and asked him to step outside, but he refused.
He posted on social media, “My life is in danger. I'm at Serena Hotel, Dar es Salaam, and there are armed men in civilian clothes outside my room. They claim they are police officers, but they have refused to identify themselves. They will have to break the door to remove me here. I'm not going to open it.”
My life is in danger. I'm at Serena Hotel, Dar es Salaam and they're armed men in civilian clothes outside my room. They claim they are police officers, but they have refused to identify themselves. They will have to break the door to remove me here. I'm not going to open it.
— The People’s Watchman (@bonifacemwangi) May 18, 2025
He also shared a video where he expressed fear of being abducted.
The raid came a day after Kenyan opposition leader Martha Karua was arrested, detained, and deported shortly after landing in Dar es Salaam. It remains unclear if Mwangi was part of Karua’s delegation.
Mwangi was later taken from the Serena Hotel along with Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire and held overnight at the central police station in Dar es Salaam, a fact confirmed by Mwangi’s lawyer, Jebra Kambole.
Mwangi had travelled to Tanzania to attend the treason trial of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, joining several regional activists showing solidarity during his court appearance on Monday.
Several other activists, including Karua, were denied entry into Tanzania and deported ahead of the trial. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan warned foreign activists not to interfere in the country’s affairs, urging security forces to prevent outsiders from crossing the line.
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