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Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire alleges she was sexually assaulted while in Tanzanian detention
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 24, 2025

Atuhaire said she was blindfolded, beaten, violently stripped, and sexually assaulted by individuals in plain clothes who detained her.

Kenya defends "quiet diplomacy" following Boniface Mwangi’s detention in Tanzania
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 23, 2025

Mudavadi urged Kenyans to understand the broader context, stressing that Kenya’s prosperity depends on building bridges with its neighbours rather tha...

Activist Boniface Mwangi deported from Tanzania and dumped in Ukunda, family confirms
Mwangi Maina  |  May 22, 2025

The activist’s detention had sparked widespread outrage, seen by many as an arbitrary move that violated both bilateral and international norms.

Kenya presses Tanzania over Boniface Mwangi’s detention, cites Vienna Convention breach
Mwangi Maina  |  May 22, 2025

The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs urged Tanzania to "expeditiously and without delay facilitate consular access to or release of Mwangi."

Maraga to government: Tell Kenyans why Boniface Mwangi is still detained in Tanzania
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 22, 2025

Maraga said Mwangi has been detained without access to a lawyer, the courts or Kenyan consular officials, which goes against international human right...

Speculation mounts on activist Boniface Mwangi's detention in Tanzania amid asylum exchange fears
Barack Oduor  |  May 21, 2025

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...

Boniface Mwangi’s wife says Tanzanian authorities yet to decide her husband’s fate
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 20, 2025

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...

Boniface Mwangi’s lawyers accuse police of cover-up in assault case
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 22, 2025

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...

“Assaulted and charged”, Boniface Mwangi recounts harrowing ordeal at the hands of police officers
Amina Wako  |  Apr 21, 2025

Mwangi was released on a Sh5,000 police bond and advised not to publicise the case.

I refuse to die in vain - Boniface Mwangi
Boniface Mwangi  |  Sep 16, 2024

The youths who occupied Parliament on June 25, 2024, showed us what courage and patriotism look like.

DCI seeks 21 days to detain activist Boniface Mwangi, 4 others for planning anti-govt protests
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 26, 2024

Inspector George Karanja of DCI headquarters says he is investigating cases of false publication, creating a disturbance and taking part in unlawful a...

Finance Bill protests: Boniface Mwangi, 2 other activists released unconditionally
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 19, 2024

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...

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