Kenya rights activist charged with unlawful possession of ammunition, court papers show


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  • Monday, 21 Jul 2025

FILE PHOTO: Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi, who was detained upon arrival in Dar es Salaam to attend the first court appearance of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, and later released, reacts at a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya June 2, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Prominent Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi was charged on Monday with unlawful possession of ammunition over his alleged role in deadly anti-government protests in June, according to court papers seen by Reuters.

Police arrested Mwangi, 42, on Saturday and said they had recovered evidence from his home, including unused teargas canisters, a "7.62mm blank round", two mobile phones, a laptop and notebooks.

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