Tanzania has released activist, says Kenya FM
Published: 05:05 PM,May 22,2025 | EDITED : 09:05 PM,May 22,2025
NAIROBI: Kenya’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Tanzanian authorities had released a prominent activist, who rights groups said had been “held incommunicado” since Monday in the East African country. Boniface Mwangi was among activists who travelled to economic capital Dar es Salaam to show solidarity with opposition leader Tundu Lissu during his court appearance over charges of treason. However, Mwangi was detained on Monday with Amnesty International saying he had been “held incommunicado by military officers”.
On Thursday Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi said that the activist had been released by Tanzanian authorities. “We have been engaged diplomatically and that is how it is done,” he said, without giving further details. Local outlet Daily Nation, citing his family, reported Mwangi had been deported by road and abandoned in the coastal town of Ukunda, north of the Tanzanian border. He was taken to hospital to be examined. — AFP
On Thursday Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi said that the activist had been released by Tanzanian authorities. “We have been engaged diplomatically and that is how it is done,” he said, without giving further details. Local outlet Daily Nation, citing his family, reported Mwangi had been deported by road and abandoned in the coastal town of Ukunda, north of the Tanzanian border. He was taken to hospital to be examined. — AFP