NAIROBI, Kenya — A warrant of arrest has been issued for prominent activist Boniface Mwangi after he failed to appear in court to enter a plea. The court has directed that the case be mentioned again on the 14th of next month before Court 1.
According to the charge sheet, Mr Mwangi is facing allegations of assaulting a police officer.
Specifically, it is alleged that on April 20, 2025, at the Metropolitan Court in the Kilimani area within Dagoretti Sub-County, Nairobi County, Mr Mwangi “willfully and unlawfully assaulted No. 218181 Sgt. Osman Omar, a police officer acting in the execution of his duties, thereby causing him actual bodily harm.”
In a separate count, the charge sheet further alleges that on April 2, 2025, at the same Metropolitan Court location, Mr Mwangi “willfully and unlawfully assaulted No. 87673 PC Robert Oyola, another police officer performing his duties, occasioning him actual bodily harm.”
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Additionally, Mr Mwangi is accused of using abusive language in a public place.
It is alleged that on April 2, 2025, at the Metropolitan Court along Airwing Kodhek Road in the Kilimani area, Dagoretti Sub-County, Nairobi County, he “used abusive language directed at Sgt. Osman Omar, with the intent to provoke a breach of the peace.”
