Boniface Mwangi torture Stories

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...

Boniface Mwangi, Agather Atuhaire sue Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania over torture, illegal deportation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

At the time of the incident, the two had lawfully travelled to Tanzania to observe the treason trial of opposition leader and lawyer Tundu Lissu.

Teen protester Elijah Mwongeli laid to rest as Kenyans demand justice over police killings
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 10, 2025

Among those who joined the family in paying their final respects was activist Boniface Mwangi, whose presence highlighted the growing public outrage o...

Boniface Mwangi says State deflecting accountability by stoking protest unrest
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 01, 2025

Boniface Mwangi said the violence in areas like OTC and Kenyatta Avenue had no connection to protesters, adding that police helicopters surveilled the...

Boniface Kariuki’s family says he cannot survive without life support after police shooting
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 23, 2025

Doctors recently conducted a second high-risk surgery lasting four hours to remove bullet fragments lodged in Kariuki’s skull.

Rights group expresses fear over June 2025 protests, claims State planning to deploy goons
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 23, 2025

Kongamano La Mapinduzi National Spokesperson Oyoo Sungu said that their quest for justice in the country will not falter.

"Wear Masks for Justice": Comedian Eric Omondi rallies Kenyans to show solidarity for shot hawker Boniface Kariuki
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 20, 2025

Omondi has also asked Kenyans to wear masks as a symbol of unity and protest.

Father of hawker shot by police in Nairobi pleads for justice as he fights for life in ICU
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 18, 2025

The shooting occurred on June 17 as demonstrators marched through the city calling for justice for Albert Ojwang’, another victim of police brutality.

Ruto, Oduor, Wetang’ula, Government Printer face contempt risk over IEBC appointments despite court order
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 16, 2025

Activist Boniface Mwangi and Kelvin Roy Omondi, are challenging the legality of the appointments and, through their lawyer, Paul Muite, have said they...

Arrest warrant issued for activist Boniface Mwangi
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 12, 2025

Mwangi was expected to appear before Milimani Court Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina to answer to the assault allegation, but failed to show up.

Tanzania denies torturing Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Uganda’s Agather Atuhaire
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 04, 2025

Dar es Salaam’s Special Police Zone Commander, Jumanne Muliro, rubbished the claims, describing them as personal opinions that should have been addres...

National Assembly approves Ruto’s seven IEBC nominees despite court block on appointment
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 04, 2025

JLAC chairman George Murugara said the committee had thoroughly evaluated each nominee, reviewed all public objections submitted through memoranda, an...

Rights groups demand justice after torture of activists Mwangi and Atuhaire in Tanzania
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 03, 2025

The Police Reforms Working Group – Kenya, a coalition of national and grassroots organisations, is pushing to petition Kenyan and Ugandan parliamentar...

Human rights groups demand sanctions on Ruto, Samia and Museveni over state-sponsored abuse
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 02, 2025

In Kenya, the coalition called for the prosecution of all individuals implicated in the abduction, disappearance, and killings of youth since June 202...

Tanzanian police chief Faustine Mafwele accused of leading torture, abduction of activists
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 02, 2025

According to reports, Mafwele, aged 47, is accused of leading a criminal gang involved in numerous human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killin...

Ugandan activist Atuhaire says Tanzanian officers overdosed her on painkillers after brutal detention
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 02, 2025

Atuhaire revealed that the officers stripped her naked and even inserted unknown substances into her body.

Activist Boniface Mwangi details torture, sexual assault by Tanzanian security after arrest
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 02, 2025

Mwangi and Ugandan journalist and activist Agather Atuhaire shared their traumatic experiences from a recent trip to Dar es Salaam, where they had gon...

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