Activist Boniface Mulinge Muteti has been found dumped in the Lukenya area of Machakos County after missing for four days following his disappearance in Nairobi CBD.
According to human rights defender and activist Hussein Khalid’s post on his official X account on Friday September 25, 2026, the Boniface Mulinge was dumped by his captors in the early hours of Friday morning.
According to Khalid who is also the CEO of vocal Africa, Muteti was dumped in Machakos around 3am before walking a long distance to seek help:
“He was dumped last night around 3am in the Lukenya area. He had to walk for a long distance to a shell petrol station where he got a good samaritan who helped him with a phone to call his brother.”
Updating on the activist’s health status and response efforts, Khalid noted that Muteti was injured and is currentlyreceiving medication at a hospital in Mlolongo.
“He is disoriented, weak and injured. He is currently receiving treatment at Sanel Hospital in Mlolongo area. Family, friends and comrades are proceeding there.”
Fellow human rights activists reported that Muteti disappeared while participating in peaceful demonstrations in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) while calling for the release of detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye.
Reports indicate that Muteti had briefly separated from the main demonstration group to visit a nearby cybercafe to print a petition intended for submission to police authorities.
Shortly after leaving his colleagues, he managed to send a short text message stating he was being arrested, after which his phone went completely off and unreachable.
Human rights organizations including Vocal Africa and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) joined Muteti’s family to file an official report at the Central Police Station in Nairobi.
The matter was subsequently elevated to the Milimani Law Courts, where directives were issued compelling Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin to account for his whereabouts.
Human Rights Activists Condemn Rising Cases of Illegal Abductions in Kenya
The troubling saga experienced by Muteti highlights an alarming pattern of extrajudicial abductions targeting vocal activists and civil society members across the country.
Prominent photojournalist and human rights advocate Boniface Mwangi, alongside several youth activists, have previously been seized from their homes or public spaces by masked or plainclothes officers under similar murky circumstances.
Civil rights groups continue to demand accountability from the government, emphasizing that state security organs must cease using arbitrary detentions and targeted enforcement to suppress constitutionally protected freedoms.
As Muteti continues to receive medical attention at Sanel Hospital in Mlolongo, his family and fellow comrades maintain calls for a full investigation to bring his abductors to justice.
