Kenya rights activist charged with unlawful possession of ammunition

21/7/2025 18:51

Prominent Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi was charged on Monday with unlawful possession of ammunition over his alleged role in deadly anti-government protests in June, according to court papers seen by Reuters.



Police arrested Mwangi, 42, on Saturday and said they had recovered evidence from his home, including unused teargas canisters, a "7.62mm blank round", two mobile phones, a laptop and notebooks.



Mwangi was "found in possession of noxious substances to wit three teargas canisters without lawful authority," according to a charge sheet seen by Reuters.



He was also accused of illegal possession of a single round of blank ammunition.



The courtroom in the capital Nairobi was packed with hundreds of activists, some wearing Kenyan flags.