Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan journalist Agather Atuhaire have been reportedly released from police custody in Tanzania following their arrest during a crackdown on foreign activists.
The two were part of a regional delegation that had traveled to Tanzania to observe the treason trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu.
According to Tanganyika Law Society President Boniface Mwabukusi, the pair has been deported to their home countries. "I have received reports from Advocate Emmanuel Ukashu, who was assigned to handle this matter, informing me that Mr Boniface Mwangi, a Kenyan human rights activist, and Ms Agather Atuhaire, a Ugandan journalist and advocate, who were detained at the Central Police station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania have been deported," Mwabukusi wrote on X. "Both individuals have been repatriated under the escort and supervision of officers from the Tanzania Immigration Services Department," he added.
Further, Kenyan Lawyer Ian Mutiso also confirmed the release, saying: "We have confirmation that Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire are being released.
