[PHOTOS] Protesters chant as activists are escorted to city cells in Subarus

Activist Boniface Mwangi, ex-CJ Mutunga, Haki Africa's Hussein and activist Hanifa were taken to Nairobi regional police station cells.

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  • They presented themselves at the DCI headquarters on Kiambu Road at 11 am on Monday.
Subaru vehicles carrying Boniface Mwangi, Former CJ Willy Mutunga Haki Africa director Khalid Hussein and Hanifa Farsafi being taken to Nairobi regional police station cells on June 24, 2024
Subaru vehicles carrying Boniface Mwangi, Former CJ Willy Mutunga Haki Africa director Khalid Hussein and Hanifa Farsafi being taken to Nairobi regional police station cells on June 24, 2024
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Activist Boniface Mwangi, former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, Haki Africa Director Khalid Hussein and activist Hanifa Farsafi were on Monday taken to Nairobi regional police station cells.

The four were carried by Subarus to the cells.

Mutunga was to accompany the three activists to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters.

They presented themselves at the DCI headquarters on Kiambu Road at 11 am on Monday.

Protesters demonstrate outside the DCI Headquarters off Kiambu road on June 24, 2024.
Protesters demonstrate outside the DCI Headquarters off Kiambu road on June 24, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

"Tomorrow at 11 am I shall accompany Hanifa Adan Hussein Khalid and Boniface Mwangi to DCI_Kenya HQs on Kiambu Road. Mwangi was almost abducted outside the City Mortuary on Friday contrary to Art. 238(2)(b) of the Constitution. Join us in solidarity," Mutunga said on X.

The move comes amid a wave of abductions of people who have been vocal in the protests against the Finance Bill, 2024.

Protestors gathered to demonstrate outside the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters off Kiambu Road.

Protesters singing while demonstrate outside the DCI Headquarters off Kiambu road on June 24, 2024.
Protesters singing while demonstrate outside the DCI Headquarters off Kiambu road on June 24, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
Protesters sat down on the road to demonstrate outside the DCI Headquarters off Kiambu road on June 24, 2024.
Protesters sat down on the road to demonstrate outside the DCI Headquarters off Kiambu road on June 24, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
Protesters sat down on the road to demonstrate outside the DCI Headquarters off Kiambu road on June 24, 2024.
Protesters sat down on the road to demonstrate outside the DCI Headquarters off Kiambu road on June 24, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
Protesters chanting outside the DCI Headquarters off Kiambu road on June 24, 2024.
Protesters chanting outside the DCI Headquarters off Kiambu road on June 24, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
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