Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has
said that the government will use diplomatic channels to facilitate the
release of activist Boniface Mwangi and other Kenyans who are held by authorities in Tanzania.
Speaking during an interview, Mudavadi stated that the country’s embassy is in touch with him and measures are
being put in place for his release.
“Our embassy is in touch with him
in terms of trying to figure out how he can be helped so that he can find his
way home,” Mudavadi said.
“The authorities have not given us clear
reasons why Boniface is being held,” he added.
Before the arrest, Boniface Mwangi
had made claims that his life was in danger after armed men in civilian clothes
tried to access his hotel room in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Mwangi, who went to Tanzania to show solidarity with the detained
opposition leader Tundu Lissu, said that 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 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 after Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, activists Hanifa Adan and Hussein Khalid, were detained at the Julius Nyerere Airport, Dar es Salaam.
Diplomatic measures are strategies
and actions undertaken by diplomats and governments to achieve desired outcomes
in international relations without resorting to force or conflict.
These measures involve various forms of
communication, negotiation, and agreements aimed at fostering cooperation,
resolving disputes, and advancing national interests.
