Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has spoken out following his detention and deportation from Tanzania, accusing President Samia Suluhu’s government of torture and repression.
Mwangi says he and fellow activist Agather Atuhaire were abducted, tortured, and threatened with public humiliation while in custody. He was later found abandoned in Ukunda, Kenya, after being deported by road. Agather’s whereabouts remain unknown.
“We were treated worse than rabid dogs,” Mwangi said. “And all this was done in Suluhu’s name.”
The two had traveled to Dar es Salaam to attend a court hearing in solidarity with Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Mwangi said the visit was peaceful and rooted in regional unity.
“I’ve visited jailed comrades in Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana, and more. That’s what it means to be a Pan-Africanist,” he said.
Mwangi warned that African dictators are united — and that activists must unite in response. “Our arrest should not stop solidarity. It should strengthen it.”
He also vowed to speak out for ordinary Tanzanians who fear the regime. “What Suluhu did to us will be known. We will not be silenced.”
