Kenyan and Ugandan activists say they were sexually assaulted in Tanzania

Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire and Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi, who were both detained upon their arrival in Dar es Salaam to attend the first court appearance of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, and later released, react as they address a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya June 2, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

NAIROBI (Reuters) -A Kenyan and a Ugandan human rights activist who were detained in Tanzania for several days last month said on Monday that Tanzanian security officers sexually assaulted them while in custody.

Spokespeople for Tanzania's government, foreign affairs ministry and police did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the allegations by Kenya's Boniface Mwangi and Uganda's Agather Atuhaire.