Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been found alive in Ukunda after being detained in Tanzania for more than three days, the family has confirmed.

Reports indicate that Boniface was deported in Kenya by road and dumped in Ukunda, Kwale county, by Tanzanian intelligence officers.

Boniface Mwangi has been rushed to the hospital for medical review, according to his lawyer, James Wanjeri, who claims he’s seriously injured and can hardly walk.

 

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi has also confirmed that the missing activist has been freed.

He has been ‘’missing’’ since Monday, when he flew to the Tanzania nation to attend the court hearing of opposition figure Tundu Lissu.

Earlier on Thursday, concerns over the activist’s whereabouts nearly escalated into a diplomatic row, with the Kenyan government accusing Tanzanian authorities of withholding information on Mwangi’s status.

In Nairobi, hundreds of activists had started trooping into the central business district and to the Tanzanian High Commission in Kenya to demand the immediate release of Mwangi.

Heavy police presence was also noticeable, who were on high alert to avert any case of lawlessness within the areas.