Human Rights Activist Boniface Mwangi was on Saturday evening arrested at his Lukenya home in Machakos county.
According to his wife Njeri, the activist was picked and driven all the way to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) headquarters on Kiambu road. She did not reveal the reasons for the arrest.
This comes just a day after Boniface Mwangi and his Ugandan counterpart Agather Atuhaire sued Tanzanian government, accusing it of gross violation of human rights.
While filing their case at the East African Court of Justice on Friday, July 18, the two parties made several demands, including compensation of at least one million dollars (approximately Ksh130 million) each. This followed their alleged torture over three days by individuals believed to be Tanzanian authorities.
The latest development comes one month after the pair went public with chilling accounts of abduction, sexual assault, and torture, and follows through on their earlier pledge to take legal action against the Tanzanian government.
The duo also demanded rehabilitation and psychosocial support over their ordeal in Tanzania. They had travelled to Tanzania in solidarity with opposition figure Tindu Lissu, who is facing treason charges.
In a written statement released by Mwangi, he described what they went through as evil and an attempt to silence them, but vowed to remain strong and vocal against oppressive regimes.
“What happened to us was evil and meant to silence us, but we refused. We are going to court not only to fight for justice, but to show the world what happened to us in the dark,” Mwangi averred.
