Boni Khalwale,Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale Stories

Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale faces UDA disciplinary action for supporting rival in Malava by-election
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 14, 2025

The committee said Khalwale’s support for the opposing candidate in Malava has been “open, vocal, conspicuous and substantial” to clearly demonstrate...

Activist Boniface Mwangi alleges state threat after bullet casing found in his luggage
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 12, 2025

Mwangi said that the bullet casing was on top of a pair of shorts that had been ironed and brought to him by his daughter the previous night, after wh...

Boniface Mwangi summoned over social media post on police
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 10, 2025

The summons stems from a post he made after attending a hearing on an assault case involving a police officer.

Activist Boniface Mwangi decries state intimidation amid police assault charges
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 08, 2025

Mwangi is charged with offensive conduct under Section 94(1) of the Penal Code after allegedly using abusive language toward a police officer at the M...

Abductions, torture cases in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania (2024–2025)
Charity Pancras  |  Oct 06, 2025

In July 2025, Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi was abducted in Tanzania, while in May 2025, Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire were also kidnapped an...

Activists protest exclusion of Lake Nakuru from free entry, link reversal to Odhiambo's disappearance
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 27, 2025

Boniface Mwangi and Hussein Khalid of Vocal Africa criticised the move, linking it to the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Brian Odhiam...

KCB sink Tusker 2-0 as Omondi shines in SportPesa Premier League kick-off
Erick Kariuki  |  Sep 19, 2025

The result gives KCB a perfect start to the new campaign, while Tusker will be left to rue missed chances, including Kapaito’s costly penalty miss

Boniface Kariuki murder: Officer Klinzy Baraza to remain in custody ahead of October 6 bail ruling
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 17, 2025

Baraza was arraigned in July and charged with the murder of Kariuki during the June 25 memorial protests along Moi Avenue in Nairobi's Central Busines...

Mwongela Kioko: A Nairobi street child’s audacity to beat the odds
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 06, 2025

His story is one of resilience and offers hope to other members of Nairobi’s street families, whose lives are too often marked by suffering and despai...

Boniface Mwangi’s ammunition case set for December 1
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 04, 2025

Activist Boniface Mwangi is facing charges of unlawful possession of ammunition, specifically one 7.62 x 51mm blank round, and three teargas canisters...

Ulinzi Stars Captain Boniface Muchiri promoted to Corporal for CHAN exploits
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 27, 2025

Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) General Charles Kahariri hailed Corporal Muchiri for his professionalism and commitment both on and off the pitch.

Activist Boniface Mwangi enters 2027 presidential race with justice and equity agenda
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 27, 2025

Mwangi stressed the urgent need for leadership that puts the welfare of ordinary Kenyans first and transforms their aspirations into practical policie...

KDF Special Forces kill five Al-Shabaab militants in Boni Forest operation
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 26, 2025

The operation also resulted in the recovery of a cache of weapons and supplies, including AK-47 rifles, rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers with...

Court gives state 14 days to conclude probe on Boniface Mwangi's case
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 21, 2025

Kahawa Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Gideon Kiage warned that failure to report progress would result in the immediate return of the gadgets.

LSK faults IPOA over inaction, urges tougher oversight, compensation for police brutality victims
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

LSK President Faith Odhiambo criticised IPOA for lacking transparency and only acting when pressured, saying it has become part of a justice system th...

Police Constable Klinzy Baraza charged with murder of mask vendor Boniface Kariuki during June 25 protests
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 28, 2025

Baraza denied the charges before High Court judge Kanyi Kimondo on Monday.

Tortured activist Mwagodi to undergo psychological and forensic evaluation, say rights groups
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 27, 2025

Mwagodi reportedly told fellow activists that he was beaten, pricked with unknown objects, and had his head stepped on during the ordeal.

Family demands answers after activist Mwabili Mwagodi vanishes in Tanzania
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

Mwagodi Mwabili, known for his activism and vocal criticism of President William Ruto’s fundraising drives in churches, was reportedly abducted by uni...

Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi missing, reportedly abducted in Tanzania
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

Mwabili Mwagodi, known for his vocal campaigns against political interference in religious spaces, is alleged to have been abducted by unknown individ...

Terrorism charges spark outcry as State 'clamps down on dissent'
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 22, 2025

In a bid to stop the protests that have caused deaths, injuries and wanton destruction of properties, the State seems to be growing firm, and is now v...

Explainer: What counts as illegal possession of ammunition, the penalties and key facts
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 21, 2025

Mwangi, a prominent activist known for his outspoken advocacy on social justice, has denied any wrongdoing and described the charges as politically mo...

Vocal Africa condemns Ruto’s administration for using terrorism charges to silence Kenyan activists
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 21, 2025

Vocal Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid urged the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to stop using terrorism charges against individu...

Boniface Mwangi released on Sh1 million bond after being charged with possession of ammunition without valid firearm certificate
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 21, 2025

The activist, who appeared before Magistrate Gideon Kiage of Kahawa Law Courts, had been accused by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations of bein...

Activist Boniface Mwangi set for arraignment today on terror-related charges
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 21, 2025

Police claim the items they allegedly recovered at his office (two unused tear gas canisters and one blank round of 7.62mm ammunition) are evidence of...

Boniface Mwangi's wife, legal team accuse police of planting ammunition, tear gas canisters to justify terror charges
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 20, 2025

Njeri accused police of deliberately targeting Mwangi by raiding his office with a predetermined plan saying that authorities arrived already aware of...

Details of 7.62mm blank round allegedly found in Boniface Mwangi’s office
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

Unlike live ammunition, blank rounds do not fire actual bullets but produce noise and muzzle flash to simulate real gunfire, making them suitable for...

DCI says it recovered ammunition, tear gas during raid on Boniface Mwangi’s office
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

DCI confirmed that the activist is being held at Pangani Police Station as he undergoes processing ahead of the arraignment scheduled for Monday.

KHRC demands immediate release of Boniface Mwangi as DCI says arrest linked to terrorism activities during June 25 protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

Mwangi’s arrest occurred just a day after he and Ugandan journalist and lawyer Agather Atuhaire filed a human rights case at the East African Court of...

Boniface Mwangi detained at Pangani as lawyers say arrest warrant was defective
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 19, 2025

Mwangi was arrested on Saturday by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), who conducted coordinated searches at his home in L...

Activist Boniface Mwangi arrest at home as police cite 'terrorism and arson' links to protests
Amina Wako  |  Jul 19, 2025

Videos shared online by Njeri Mwangi show plainclothes officers forcefully entering the couple’s home and ransacking it, going through personal belong...

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