Arrested Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi faces terror charges

Mwangi accused of ‘facilitation of terrorist acts’ during last month’s protests against government of William Ruto

Renowned Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi is accused of “facilitation of terrorist acts” during protests that rocked the country last month, investigators said on Sunday, a day after he was arrested.

At least 19 people were killed during the June 25 demonstration against President William Ruto’s government, which was itself called to pay tribute to victims of police violence at another major protest on the same date last year.

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