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This follows comments by Tanzanian MPs during a budget debate on Monday, where they accused Kenya of meddling with Tanzanian affairs.
MPs said the government’s actions as necessary and said Tanzania was acting within its rights to protect its national interests.
Atuhaire said she was blindfolded, beaten, violently stripped, and sexually assaulted by individuals in plain clothes who detained her.
The civil society groups described these acts as “crimes against humanity and a betrayal of the democratic values our people have long fought for.”
Their comments come amid growing criticism of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu following claims that the activists were subjected to abuse by individu...
They were held incommunicado for days at an undisclosed location and reportedly subjected to severe beatings, torture, and humiliation by individuals...
Mudavadi urged Kenyans to understand the broader context, stressing that Kenya’s prosperity depends on building bridges with its neighbours rather tha...
He said any effort to speak to each other during that night was met with kicks and insults. The two were later taken from the torture location in diff...
Both Atuhaire and Mwangi were held without contact with their lawyers or families, raising alarm over their safety and whereabouts.
While Tanzania released Mwangi on Thursday, he was dumped in Horohoro, on the Coast of Kenya, some 162 kilometres from the Lunga Lunga border, having...
Addressing journalists at Moi International Airport in Mombasa on Thursday, Mwangi said he was tortured so severely that he could barely walk.
Mwangi had been held by authorities in Tanzania under unclear circumstances, prompting concern among human rights defenders and the public.
The Ugandan government has written to Tanzanian authorities requesting access to Atuhaire, who is believed to be in custody at the Central Police Stat...
The bridge spans a total length of three kilometres across Lake Victoria. It is also connected by an additional 1.66 kilometres of feeder roads
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...
Tourism Minister Pindi Chana announced additional measures, such as waiving park entry fees for licensed tour guides, adding that all payments will no...
PRWG-K demanded their immediate release and called for an independent investigation into their arrest, citing grave concerns over the violations of th...
Mwangi was arrested on Monday at the Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam, where he had travelled to attend the treason trial of Tanzanian opposition leader...
Kenyan activists including VOCAL Africa CEO Hussein Khalid, expressed concern over the whereabouts of both Mwangi and Atuhaire following their apprehe...
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...
Tanzania’s Minister for Constitutional Affairs and Justice, Damas Ndumbaro said Karua, two others were deported to protect the integrity of the legal...
Mudavadi said the president’s remarks came from observing the recent behaviour of some Kenyans.
Internet watchdog group NetBlocks confirmed the development, saying that the platform had become unreachable on all major internet providers across Ta...
A close relative told the Eastleigh Voice that the family has not had any contact from Mwangi, who was arrested on Monday at the Serena Hotel in the T...
"They've already caused enough chaos in their own countries. Don't give room to ill-mannered individuals from elsewhere to bring disorder here," she s...
It was his first appearance since his arrest last month—an episode that has reignited tensions around political freedoms and state repression ahead of...
Dressed in a white T-shirt bearing the message "No Reforms No Election" in sky-blue letters, he addressed supporters outside the court on Monday, sayi...
Mwaura emphasised that each country within the regional bloc manages its internal affairs independently. He noted that the deportations, including tha...
