Prominent human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has reportedly been arrested by individuals believed to be officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
According to the activist's wife, Mwangi was arrested on Saturday afternoon at his home in the Lukenya area, Mavoko Sub-County, in Machakos County.
She revealed that upon his arrest, the officers confiscated Mwangi's gadgets and indicated they were taking him to the DCI headquarters located along Kiambu Road in Nairobi.
While lamenting Mwangi's arrest, his wife described it as an act of terrorism and arson, demanding the immediate release of the activist. "The police have come to our home in Courage Base and are taking my husband, talking of terrorism and arson!