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Kenyan Activist Boniface Mwangi Arrested Amid Outrage

7/20/2025

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Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi is under fire, facing serious charges of facilitating terrorist acts linked to protests that tragically claimed 19 lives on June 25. Firmly denying the allegations, Mwangi insists he is no terrorist. His arrest has ignited a wave of online outrage, with #FreeBonifaceMwangi trending as investigators comb through his seized electronic devices.

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Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi is under fire, facing serious charges of facilitating terrorist acts linked to protests that tragically claimed 19 lives on June 25. Firmly denying the allegations, Mwangi insists he is no terrorist. His arrest has ignited a wave of online outrage, with #FreeBonifaceMwangi trending as investigators comb through his seized electronic devices.