Boniface Mwangi Shielded By Activists From Rogue Kenya Police Arrest
Human rights activists banded together on Tuesday to stop police from arresting their colleague Boniface Mwangi in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD).
The activists were marching peacefully toward Harambee House, where they planned to present a list of protestors kidnapped during recent protests.
In a video posted on X, the activists were seen rallying and physically preventing the police from arresting Mwangi, who was lying on the ground as they attempted to manhandle him.
The activists could be heard repeatedly shouting “Leave him alone” as they attempted to evade the police officers.
In preparation for today’s march, a poster entitled ‘Justice for Gen Z Mashujaas’ circulated on social media inviting Kenyans to participate.
Activists led by Boniface Mwangi stage protests along Harambee Avenue, Nairobi after presenting a petition to President Ruto’s office over alleged police abductions. pic.twitter.com/URAcrOLM2U
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“Families of the victims, active citizens, and civil society representatives will present a list of those who have disappeared to the office of the president,” the poster read.
The march began at 2.30 p.m. and was relatively peaceful until police officers attempted to arrest the vocal activist, at which point his fellow protestors intervened to pull him away from the officers.
They were also protesting alleged extrajudicial murders, which plagued Gen-Z’s anti-government protests in June and July.
Earlier in the day, Mwangi shared the poster on his X account, emphasizing the importance of this cause.
Mwangi echoed President William Ruto’s sentiments in his August 30 address, when he stated that he did not know the names of anyone who had disappeared or been abducted.
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“Any family whose child or kin went to the demonstrations, whether it is last year or this year and never came back, I want to know their names, so that I can take firm and decisive action,” President Ruto said in his address.
Months after the Gen-Z protests ended, families across the country are still grappling with the disappearances of their loved ones, while the government remains silent on the issue.
The Kitengela 3, whose case sparked outrage and eventually led to DIG Gilbert Masengeli’s conviction and acquittal, were released last week after a month in captivity.
The National Police Service (NPS) has continued to deny any involvement in the abductions.
Boniface Mwangi Shielded By Activists From Rogue Kenya Police Arrest
