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Kenya activist Boniface Mwangi charged with illegal ammo possession

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International, Politics
July 22, 2025
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Boniface Mwangi, a former photojournalist, was freed on bail after being charged.

Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi, centre, hugs Gillian Munyao, the mother of Rex Masai, who was killed during an antigovernment protest in June 2024 [File: Daniel Irungu/EPA]

The courtroom was packed with hundreds of activists, some wearing Kenyan flags. “They have no evidence,” Mwangi told reporters, describing his prosecution as “a big shame”.

His lawyer told Reuters news agency he was grateful to the court for agreeing to release Mwangi on bail.

Kenya has been facing mass antigovernment protests across the country since last year – first against tax increases in a finance bill and later to demand the resignation of President William Ruto. ALJAZEERA

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Health , International
July 22, 2025
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