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Boniface Mwangi is currently held at the Pangani Police Station.

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has demanded the immediate release of activist Boniface Mwangi by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

In a statement on Saturday, July 19, Omtatah said arresting any Kenyan for expressing dissent is a violation of the constitution.

“I demand the immediate and unconditional release of Boniface Mwangi. Arresting a Kenyan for peacefully expressing dissent is a gross abuse of power and a direct violation of Articles 33, 37, and 49 of the Constitution,” said Omtatah.

He warned that the misuse of anti-terror laws to target activists is not only unlawful but dangerous.

“Parliament did not enact those statutes to be used as weapons against citizens seeking accountability. This must stop. Kenya is a constitutional democracy, not a police state. The right to protest, criticize the government, and demand change is protected by law, not punishable by arrest,” he added.

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File image of Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah. 

Mwangi was arrested on Saturday evening by DCI detectives at his residence in Lukenya in Machakos County.

The activist is being accused of facilitating terrorist activities during the June 25, 2025, protests.

DCI in a statement said they recovered two mobile phones, a laptop, and several notebooks at Mwangi’s home.

He was later taken to his office in Hurlingham, where detectives recovered several items, including assorted external hard drives, two laptops, company seals for Brave Media Ltd and Courage Ltd, a company stamp, six cheque books, copies of stamp duty documents, two unused tear gas canisters, and one 7.62mm blank round.

Mwangi is currently held at the Pangani Police Station and where he is undergoing processing before being arraigned on Monday, July 21, 2025.

His arrest came a day after he and Ugandan activist Agatha Atuhaire filed a case at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), challenging human rights violations by the Tanzanian government in May this year.