Kenya activist Boniface Mwangi
has claimed his life is in danger after armed men in civilian clothes tried to access
his hotel room in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Mwangi, who is in Tanzania to
show solidarity with detained opposition leader Tundu Lissu, said the armed men
declined to introduce themselves.
“My life is in danger. I'm at Serena Hotel,
Dar es Salaam, and there are armed men in civilian clothes outside my room,” he
said.
In a later update, Mwangi claimed the men left his door and pitched a tent at the hotel lobby, ostensibly waiting for him.
The activist said he is
willing to accompany the officers in the event Tanzanian lawyers who are
following up with his case arrive.
“The unidentified armed men
have left my door. I'm informed they have moved to the hotel lobby. My bags are
packed, and I'm ready to go with those people when the Tanzanian lawyers who
are following up on this matter arrive. For now, l will stay put. Thank you for
the solidarity,” he said in a post on X.
The incident happened even as
Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, activists Hanifa
Adan and Hussein Khalid, were detained at the Julius Nyerere
Airport, Dar es Salaam, pending what officials said was deportation.
The three
were also in Tanzania to show support for Lissu.
On Sunday, PLP party leader
Martha Karua, alongside Law Society of Kenya (LSK) Council member Gloria Kimani
and member of the Pan-African Progressive Leaders Solidarity Network Lynn
Ngugi, were detained at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es
Salaam.
They were later deported to
Kenya amid protests.
Lissu, a former presidential
candidate, was charged with treason in April 2025.
Rights campaigners and
opposition parties have accused President Suluhu Hassan's government of a
growing crackdown on political opponents, citing a string of unexplained
abductions and killings.
