Boniface Mwangi is free again

Boniface Mwangi is free again. As previously reported, Mwangi was arrested at Dar es Salaam airport along with Martha Karua and others. Read the backstory here: https://afrikamonamour.blogspot.com/2025/05/why-was-martha-karua-arrested-in.html Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi was detained in Tanzania for three days after being arrested in Dar es Salaam along with Ugandan activist Agatha Atuhaire*1). However, some reports indicated that she was still being held by Tanzanian immigration authorities after being taken into police custody. They were in Tanzania to attend the trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Mwangi's detention caused great concern in Kenya, and the Kenyan government demanded his release and consular access, which Tanzania initially refused. The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested the lack of access and raised concerns about Mwangi's health, citing violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. Her detention clearly demonstrates the ongoing challenges facing human rights defenders in East Africa. Following diplomatic pressure, Mwangi was released and deported from Tanzania until he arrived back in Kenya at the coastal border. He was received in Kwale County and is said to be in good spirits, with plans for a medical examination in Nairobi. The Tanzanian government has not issued an official statement regarding his detention, but President Samia Suluhu Hassan has warned against foreign activists interfering in Tanzania's affairs. *1) Agather Atuhaire is a Ugandan lawyer, human rights defender, journalist, and digital activist born around 1988 in Sheema District, Uganda. She studied journalism at Makerere University for financial reasons, but has combined her legal and journalism training to expose corruption and abuses in Uganda and gain recognition for her evidence-based activism. Atuhaire co-leads the online human rights movement AGORA, which collects information on rights violations and demands accountability from government and civil society. She has received several awards, including the EU Human Rights Defenders Award in 2023 and the U.S. State Department's International Women of Courage Award in 2024. Atuhaire is known for exposing the misuse of public funds by politicians and has been threatened but remains legally protected. Overall, Agather Atuhaire is a prominent East African advocate for transparency, justice, and human rights, using her legal expertise and journalism to hold power to account. @https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agather_Atuhaire @https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/tanzania-deports-boniface-mwangi-dumps-him-in-ukunda-5052600