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Kahawa Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Gideon Kiage warned that failure to report progress would result in the immediate return of the gadgets.
The activist, who appeared before Magistrate Gideon Kiage of Kahawa Law Courts, had been accused by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations of bein...
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...
Njeri accused police of deliberately targeting Mwangi by raiding his office with a predetermined plan saying that authorities arrived already aware of...
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 confirmed that the activist is being held at Pangani Police Station as he undergoes processing ahead of the arraignment scheduled for Monday.
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...
Mwangi was expected to appear before Milimani Court Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina to answer to the assault allegation, but failed to show up.
Atuhaire said she was blindfolded, beaten, violently stripped, and sexually assaulted by individuals in plain clothes who detained her.
Mudavadi urged Kenyans to understand the broader context, stressing that Kenya’s prosperity depends on building bridges with its neighbours rather tha...
The activist’s detention had sparked widespread outrage, seen by many as an arbitrary move that violated both bilateral and international norms.
The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs urged Tanzania to "expeditiously and without delay facilitate consular access to or release of Mwangi."
Maraga said Mwangi has been detained without access to a lawyer, the courts or Kenyan consular officials, which goes against international human right...
Mwangi was arrested on Monday, May 19, 2025, in Dar es Salaam, alongside Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire after they flew to Tanzania to attend a cou...
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...
Senior Counsel Martha Karua, who was present in court in solidarity with Mwangi, termed the charges a blatant cover-up and questioned the role played...
Mwangi was released on a Sh5,000 police bond and advised not to publicise the case.
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Inspector George Karanja of DCI headquarters says he is investigating cases of false publication, creating a disturbance and taking part in unlawful a...
The three were apprehended on Tuesday afternoon while participating in the anti-Finance Bill protests in Nairobi, with their hands chained to a cart c...
