Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has called on President Samia Suluhu to ensure justice to Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire, who were reportedly tortured while in detention in Tanzania.
Passaris, in a statement on Tuesday, June 2, called on the Tanzanian leader to take action against the officers who were involved in the alleged torture of the activists. Mwangi and Atuhaire were arrested in Dar es Salaam on May 20, 2025, while attending a court hearing for Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who faces treason charges.
Passaris condemned the reported torture and abuse of Boniface and Agather while they were detained in Tanzania, and urged President Suluhu to ensure such torture and humiliation are not repeated.
An image of Esther Passaris adressing at a past function Photo Kenyans.co.ke "I call on her, not just as a head of state but as a mother and champion for change, to ensure that such atrocities are not repeated and that justice is served," Passaris said.
