Kenyan police have arrested prominent human rights activist Boniface Mwangi and plan to arraign him on Monday on suspicion of facilitating “terrorist acts” linked to deadly anti-government protests last month.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said detectives had arrested Mwangi at his home and seized two unused tear gas canisters, one 7.62mm blank round, two mobile phones, a laptop, and notebooks. Mwangi is also due to be arraigned for unlawful possession of ammunition.
The protests, which were sparked by the death in police custody of political blogger Albert Ojwang, resulted in the deaths of 50 people, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights.
Mwangi, a well-known activist who once ran for parliament on an anti-corruption platform, has been a vocal critic of the government and was previously arrested and deported from neighboring Tanzania, where he alleged he was sexually assaulted by security forces.
