Activist Mwabili Mwagodi found
National
By
Tobias Chanji
| Jul 27, 2025
Missing activist Mwabili Mwagodi, who was abducted in Tanzania, has been found.
Speaking exclusively to The Standard on phone, Mwabili confirmed that three Kenyan police officers were involved in an exchange with Tanzanian authorities at the Lunga Lunga border.
The officers then dumped him at Kinondo area near Diani in Kwale county.
“They confiscated my three phones, one laptop, belt, passport, yellow fever vaccination book and Tanzanian work permit," Mwabili said.
A family spokesperson told The Standard police officers tried to detain the outspoken activist at the Diani Police Station after his release, but human rights activists accompanying him challenged the move.
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"I was abducted, harassed and tortured mentally for four days. Do you want to abduct me again?" Mwabili said during a confrontation with the police.
The activist was instead taken to a Mombasa hospital for medical attention and will reunite with his family in Nairobi afterward.
Additional reporting by Gloria Milimu.
More to follow..