- Prime Minister of Ministers and Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi has confirmed that activist Boniface Mwangi is being detained by Tanzanian authorities
- Mudavadi said that the Kenyan embassy is in contact with Mwangi in relation to its situation
- Mwangi traveled to Tanzania to attend the case of opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, and was arrested on Monday, May 19
- Human rights activist, Hussein Khalid, became Kams saying that Mwangi and Ugandan journalist Agatha Atuhaire, are unknown despite allegations that they were deported
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi has confirmed that activist Boniface Mwangi is under the protection of the Tanzanian authorities.
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Mudavadi said that the Kenyan embassy in Dar es Salaam has been in contact with Boniface Mwangi And you are making a concerted effort to determine how he will be released and reinstated in Nairobi.
Speaking in an interview with Citizen TV on Tuesday, May 20, he admitted that the government of Tanzania It has not provided clear information on the reasons for Mwangi’s arrest or about the recent transfer of several Kenyan citizens.
“Boniface Mwangi is in Tanzania and is detained by authority. We hope he will be released and helped to return home,” Said Mudavadi.
“I think the people who visited Tanzania rocked the government especially during this difficult and strong election period,” Added the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Mwangi had traveled to Dar es Salaam to attend the case of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu.
Prior to his arrest on Monday, May 19, the activist reported that his life was in danger after armed men surrounded his room at the Serena hotel.
Earlier on Tuesday, May 20, the President of the Tanganyika Law Society (TLS), Boniface Mwabukusi, confirmed that Mwangi and journalist and attorney from UgandaAgatha Atuhaire, had already been deported.
According to Mwabukusi, their dismissal was administered by the Tanzania Department of Immigration.
Mwangi and Atuhaire were reportedly detained at the Dar es Salaam Police Station since their arrest on Monday, May 19.
It was alleged that Mwangi was arrested for allegedly making false information to enter Tanzania.
However, after failing to emerge and prove their safety, human rights activist Hussein Khalid struck Kamsa, saying that efforts to search for Mwangi and Atuhaire through legal and diplomatic means hit rock bottom, which raised concerns about security and location.
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This incident occurs at a time when there is diplomatic excitement in this area following the ban and expulsion of other prominent Kenyans, including a politician Martha Karua And former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, who had traveled to Tanzania to show their solidarity with Tundu Lissu.
The Kenyan government has not yet issued a formal diplomatic statement, with Mudavadi saying that an investigation into the matter is still ongoing.
A lot to follow …
Source: TUKO.co.ke
