New details show activist Boniface Mwangi is under investigation over claims of among others arson, robbery with violence and money laundering.
He has denied the claims and termed them politically motivated.
A search warrant issued by a Magistrate’s Court in Nairobi showed the detectives from the Serious Crimes Unit at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters are among others investigating him over claims of malicious damage to properties, incitement to violence, arson, robbery with violence, money laundering and related offences.
His wife also mentioned the detectives are investigating him over claims of terrorism.
This is the latest trend in which the detectives are targeting those who participated in the recent protests and have charged them with among others terrorism.
The search warrant was issued on July 17. It showed the police were targeting Mwangi’s property including his home in Lukenya, Machakos County to open, search, have access, seize, remove and carry away, his documents, electronic storage devices including servers, computer systems, security safes, money and any containers, and all relevant articles/items for the purposes of carrying out investigations on the offences.
He was Saturday arrested from his house after the team had picked up electronics and other documents and driven to his office along Ngong Road for further searches.
He was later locked up at the Pangani police cells ahead of planned arraignment on Monday July 21.
The incident drew the attention of a number of human rights activists who launched a hashtag #activistsarenotterrorists.
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