Boniface Mwangi summoned over social media post on police
The summons stems from a post he made after attending a hearing on an assault case involving a police officer.
Presidential hopeful and human rights advocate Boniface Mwangi has received a court summons to answer allegations linked to a social media post about police corruption.
The Kibera Law Courts directed Mwangi to appear on October 16 at 9:00 am following comments he shared online concerning misconduct by police officers.
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"You are hereby summoned to appear before Court No. 1 on October 16, 2025, at 9:00 am. This is in relation to the social media posts made on 8th October 2025 touching on the above-mentioned matter," the summons read, which Mwangi made public on Thursday.
The summons stems from a post he made after attending a hearing on an assault case involving a police officer.
Mwangi was accused of calling a police officer corrupt, an assertion he stood by, referencing a report by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
"Today in court, Sergeant Osman Omar testified, claiming I called the police corrupt," Mwangi said. "The Anti-Corruption Commission released a survey this year listing police officers as the most corrupt and unethical among all government departments and agencies. The case continues on November 20."
The legal matter traces back to April 2, 2025, when three police officers visited Mwangi’s Sema Ukweli office over a noise complaint. Mwangi claimed one officer appeared drunk and assaulted him immediately upon arrival.
"In the early morning hours of April 3, 2025, the Kilimani OCS, Albert Chebii, found me writhing in pain and ordered that I be taken to the hospital. I was driven to Nairobi Hospital under armed escort and immediately put on pain medication after arrival," Mwangi narrated.
"I underwent a few procedures, including X-rays to check my ribs, a head scan, and an ultrasound to check for internal injuries that I might have sustained in the cells when Ouko punched my body where my kidneys are located."
Mwangi reported the assault to the police station and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), though he was reportedly advised not to make the incident public.
On April 7, while he was abroad, the police filed charges against him for 'offensive conduct and assault' at Kibera Law Court without notifying him.
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