Boniface Mwangi Released Without Charges
Mwangi had been arrested on Sunday for making remarks about plans to infiltrate the Standard Chartered Marathon which were construed as inciting.
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
Activist Boniface Mwangi has been released from custody at Kamukunji Police Station. He had spent a night at the station following his arrest on Sunday morning, October 27.
Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid confirmed Mwangi’s release, attaching a video that captured the activist reuniting with his wife and children. NARC Kenya party leader Martha Karua was also present at the reunion.
“I can confirm firmly that Boniface Mwangi has been freed with no charges. Wife, children and friends were there during his release," Khalid stated.
Mwangi had been arrested on Sunday for making remarks about plans to infiltrate the Standard Chartered Marathon which were construed as inciting.
I can confirm firm that @bonifacemwangi has been freed with no charges. Wife, children and friends were there during his release. pic.twitter.com/V9HCHK567i — husseinkhalid (@husskhalid) October 28, 2024
Earlier in the day, it had been reported that the police were considering whether to charge him in court or release him without charge, and according to recent reports, he has been released without any charges.
The saga surrounding his abduction, arrest and detention by police began after Boni's partner, Njeri Mwangi reported that the outspoken activist was picked up by unknown people on Sunday morning in Ukambani at around 7:15 am. "This morning at around 7.15, six uninformed people went to courage base and forcefully took my husband from the house. I have no idea who, why or where they have taken him," she shared on social media.
This happened barely 24 hours after Mwangi revealed plans to infiltrate the Standard Chartered marathon, which took place on Sunday. Through his social media, Mwangi had called on citizens to attend the marathon and participate in demonstrations under the banner #OccupyStanChart, focused on raising awareness about the recent rise in femicide cases.
Speaking at the police station, Khalid, while condemning the arrest, disclosed that Mwangi intended to shed light on escalating cases of femicide and demand action from the government.
“In the last week alone, over seven women and girls have been killed, and the idea was to send this message so that security agencies can do their work.
"It is very unfortunate that we are living in very difficult times where human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, and others are persecuted, oppressed, and arrested for merely demanding that the law be followed and that human rights be guaranteed,” he said.
He emphasised that Mwangi’s arrest mirrored an increasing trend of arrests without due process, calling it an “abduction” due to the lack of transparency from officers.
“This is why we continue to demand change in our country, as the police have shifted to working on orders rather than following the law.
"Officers holding him are just ‘waiting for orders from above,’ which reflects a troubling pattern of governance in a country that’s supposed to uphold the constitution and the rule of law,” he added, going on to criticise the poor conditions in the police cells, noting the overcrowded and unsanitary state in which detainees, including activists, are held.
According to Hussein, Boniface was booked under the charge of incitement to violence- the same charges he faced in July 2024 at the height of the anti-Finance-Bill protests.
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