Kenyan Activist Faces Charges Over Protest Involvement

(MENAFN) Kenyan human rights campaigner Boniface Mwangi has been formally accused of unlawfully holding ammunition, following his suspected involvement in last month’s violent demonstrations.

The charges come as authorities intensify a crackdown on anti-government demonstrations throughout the East African nation.

Mwangi, who refers to himself as “The People’s Watchman,” was apprehended over the weekend at his home in Lukenya, located in Machakos County near the capital, Nairobi.

According to a statement released on Sunday by the Kenyan Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), officers confiscated various items from his home including mobile phones, a laptop, and several notebooks.

Additional items recovered from his city office included hard drives, computers, unused tear gas canisters, and a single blank firearm round.

He was detained under allegations of supporting acts of terrorism and the unauthorized possession of ammunition.

On Monday, Mwangi appeared before a court in Nairobi, which was filled with hundreds of his backers, a news outlet reported.

Based on court documentation shared on X by CNN journalist Larry Madowo, Mwangi was “found in possession of noxious substances to wit three teargas canisters without lawful authority.”

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