A Kenyan activist working in Tanzania has allegedly been abducted.
According to BBC Journalists Isabella Kituri, Mwabili Mwagodi went missing while in the neighboring country.
Kituli said efforts to file a missing person's report by the employer were denied as police said they have to wait for 24 hours.
‘’We are unable to reach him. His employer went to file a missing person's report this evening but was told to wait until it is 24 hours," Kituri said in Whatsaap message to Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid, which he shared on his x account
‘’Family has confirmed that Mwabili Mwagodi, who is a Kenyan activist and was vocal against church donations, was abducted in Tanzania on Wednesday,’’ Kituri addded.
His disappearance has raised concerns as he was at the frontline in voicing opposition to church fundraising campaigns.
Khalid while reacting to the incident faulted Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu saying she appears to be targeting Kenyan activists.
"A Kenyan has been abducted in Tanzania. Again. Family has confirmed that Mwabili Mwagodi, who is a Kenyan activist and was vocal against church donations, was abducted in Tanzania on Wednesday. It seems Suluhu Samia and her government are working round the clock to target Kenyan activists," Khalid said.
This is not the first disappearance case to be reported as on June 24 ,2025, activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan journalist Agather Atuhaire were in May abducted in Tanzania.
The two went missing for days before they both dumped near the border of Kenya and Uganda after days of uproar over their missing.
Mwangi was dumped in Ukunda, Kwale, at the border of Kenya and Tanzania. He was found unconscious, rushed to the hospital after he was discharged.
Atuhaire on the other hand was dumped at the border of Tanzania and Uganda where she was found exhibiting signs of torture.
Atuhaire and Mwangi had travelled to Tanzania to support opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who was to appear in court.
The two have since filed a case before the East African Court of Justice over claims of abduction, torture, and unlawful deportation by the Tanzanian government.
The suit, lodged on July 18 in Arusha, Tanzania, seeks to hold not only Tanzania but also the governments of Kenya and Uganda, alongside the East African Community (EAC) secretary general, Veronica Nduva, accountable for what the applicants term gross violations of human rights.
According to the petition, they were initially detained at the Immigration Department and the Central police station before being whisked to unknown location.
The pair allege they were subjected to brutal torture, including sexual violence, before being dumped at their respective country borders without explanation.
"These violations cannot be ignored. We are demanding accountability and justice at the highest regional level," the applicants said.
