Renowned activist Boniface Mwangi has been released on a personal bond of Sh1 million, following a ruling by Principal Magistrate Gideon Kiage at the Kahawa Law Courts.
“The accused person may be set at liberty upon securing a personal bond of Sh1 million with one authority of a similar amount,” Magistrate Kiage ruled on Monday.
Mwangi, who was initially arrested on Saturday at his Lukenya home in Machakos County, faced charges of being in possession of ammunition without a valid firearm certificate, to which he pleaded not guilty.
Earlier, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) had indicated that Mwangi would face terror-related charges, alleging his involvement in the coordination and facilitation of acts deemed to constitute terrorism under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. However, the agency later dropped the terror charges before his court appearance.
During the arrest, detectives claimed to have recovered several items, including nine external hard drives, two laptops, company seals, six cheque books, copies of stamp duty documents, and one blank 7.62mm ammunition round.
They also said two unused tear gas canisters were recovered from Mwangi’s office at Mageuzi Hub in Hurlingham.
Authorities linked Mwangi to the June 25 anti-government protests, alleging he played a key logistical and financial role. The protests left several people dead, property destroyed, and security officers injured.
Mwangi’s legal team, led by lawyer Njanja Maina, dismissed the allegations as fabricated, insisting the claimed recovery of ammunition and tear gas canisters was false and part of a scheme to implicate the activist in terrorism.
