Police officers attacked activist Boniface Mwangi at his office on April 2, 2025. They came to his Sema Ukweli workspace, claiming someone reported noise. One officer seemed drunk on miraa in his mouth. Mwangi asked why an intoxicated person carried a weapon on duty. The situation turned violent after his question.
An officer tried to shoot Mwangi, but someone stopped him. They put handcuffs on him roughly, hurting his wrists badly. The cuffs cut his skin deeply enough to fall off. Officers dragged him outside where everyone could see. At the station, police hit him with a gun butt in his ribs.
Police took him to a hospital the next day when a senior officer found him in pain. Doctors gave him medicine for injuries on his wrists, knee, lip, eye, and ribs. Officials asked him not to share pictures or videos of what happened. They also took his watch and AirPods during the arrest.
Mwangi reported everything to the Independent Policing Oversight Authority before traveling abroad. Police filed charges against him for assault after he left Kenya. A court issued an arrest warrant when he missed a hearing despite evidence of his work trip. Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga suggested legal action against these officers.
An officer tried to shoot Mwangi, but someone stopped him. They put handcuffs on him roughly, hurting his wrists badly. The cuffs cut his skin deeply enough to fall off. Officers dragged him outside where everyone could see. At the station, police hit him with a gun butt in his ribs.
Police took him to a hospital the next day when a senior officer found him in pain. Doctors gave him medicine for injuries on his wrists, knee, lip, eye, and ribs. Officials asked him not to share pictures or videos of what happened. They also took his watch and AirPods during the arrest.
Mwangi reported everything to the Independent Policing Oversight Authority before traveling abroad. Police filed charges against him for assault after he left Kenya. A court issued an arrest warrant when he missed a hearing despite evidence of his work trip. Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga suggested legal action against these officers.
