Activist Agatha Atuhaire has been found dumped at the Tanzania-Uganda border on Thursday night, May 22, 2025, after three days of detention by the Tanzanian authorities.

In a statement on X on Friday, May 23, 2025, VOCAL Africa Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Hussein Khalid revealed that Agatha was found tortured and is in a bad condition.

“Reliable information coming in is that Agatha Atuhaire has been found. She was dumped at the Tz-Ug border last night,” he revealed.

“For safety reasons, not much can be said now besides that she was tortured and is in very bad condition,” he added.

Atuhaire, alongside other activists, had travelled to Tanzania to attend the court case of opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who is accused of treason by the invitation of the East Africa Law Society.

This comes a day after activist Boniface Mwangi was deported to Kenya after being detained by the Tanzanian authorities for three days.

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi, on Thursday, May 22, 2025, confirmed his release after engaging the Tanzanian authorities.

“We have been engaging through diplomatic channels, and we have engaged with the Tanzanian authorities. The information we have is that he has been released,” he stated.

The CS has assured Kenyans that there will be elaborate communication on his release, including from the activist himself in due time.

“We believe that in good time, there will be communication, including from him (Boniface Mwangi) after he has found an opportunity to talk,” he stated.

“I am confident and have been assured that he has been released. I am no longer talking about his release being imminent; I am talking about what is being done.”

Boniface Mwangi narrates his ordeal

Speaking after his release on the evening of Thursday, May 22, 2025, Mwangi revealed the physical and emotional toll of his ordeal at the hands of the Tanzanian authorities before being deported to Kenya.

“I have gone through four dark days; I have been tortured very badly. I can barely walk,” Mwangi narrated.

He extended his gratitude to the public and supporters who raised their voices and stood in solidarity during his detention.

“Thank you to everyone who spoke and stood with us; the solidarity was not in vain,” he added.

Mwangi also expressed deep concern for his fellow detainee, Ugandan journalist and lawyer Agather, with whom he was held and subjected to similar brutal treatment.

“I am very concerned about Agather because we were tortured together, and they did very horrible things to us. So, I hope Agather is safe,” he stated.