Activist Boniface Mwangi talks to Chief Justice Willy Mutunga on phone after they were blocked from entering Supreme Court premises during a demonstration in December 2015. /PATRICK VIDIJA
Activist Boniface Mwangi is alive and in good health, his lawyer
Gitobu Imanyara has clarified
following a social media rumour.
Mwangi tweeted on the same on Tuesday after hash tag #RutoMurdersBonifaceMwangi trended.
He has engaged in an exchange with Deputy President William Ruto who accused him of defamation over the death of businessman Jacob Juma.
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The rumour began after a video surfaced of Mwangi speaking of
the value of life and whether people are making significant contributions, such as in the fight against land grabbing and poverty.
But most Kenyans said they only meant that the activist's life was in danger.
"Nobody claims his death...We simply won't take another fall after the late Jacob's death," wrote
Ahmed Junior.
Junior further asked Imanyara to stop using Mwangi as a scapegoat.
"He has a life worth more than a mile," he said.
A user identified as Senior Citizen Solo said: "Nobody said he is dead. We know he is so much alive."
Another user named George said no one cares as it "looks like Mwangi is fighting DP on behalf of ODM [sic]."
The controversial activist denied defaming Ruto; he said in a
and counter claim affidavit filed at the High Court that the DP is a public officer, therefore subject to scrutiny.
He maintains that Ruto has been adversely mentioned in the matters that are subject to the suit against him.
The DP sued the activist for linking him to Juma's death through a
published on September 30.
Juma who was
by unknown people while driving past Lenana School on his way home.
