Hussein Khalid: Mwabili Mwagodi found dumped in Diani
By Aloys Michael, July 27, 2025Human rights activist Mwabili Mwagodi has been found alive after being dumped in a remote area of Kinondo, Diani, in Kwale County, following a harrowing abduction ordeal.
According to human rights activist Hussein Khalid, Mwagodi was located early Sunday morning, July 27, 2025, and has since been taken to Pandya Hospital in Mombasa for medical evaluation.
Mwabili, who had been missing for several hours, was reportedly dumped in a bush around 3 a.m. and walked approximately three kilometres to Diani town. There, he managed to contact his family, who immediately alerted human rights organisations.
Human rights lawyer Hussein Khalid confirmed the rescue in a statement posted on his X account on Sunday, July 27, 2025.
“Mwabili was dropped in a bush in Kinondo, Kwale County, around 3 am, where he walked for about 3 km to Diani. While in Diani, he managed to call his family, who alerted us, and we sent our officers immediately,” Khalid wrote.
In a shocking twist, Khalid revealed that Mwabili voluntarily presented himself at the Diani Police Station, believing it was the safest course of action. However, the police attempted to detain him instead.
“When he finally reached Diani around 3 a.m., Mwabili thought presenting himself to the police would be a good thing,” Khalid said.
“However, while there, the police threatened him with arrest and detainment. They traumatised him further. It had to take the joint efforts of our @VOCALAfrica_ and @MUHURIkenya officers to get him released and rushed to the hospital.”
“This level of insensitivity by the police is unacceptable. Kenyans deserve to feel safe, not threatened, when seeking help,” the statement read.
He is currently in Mombasa under the care of officers from VOCAL Africa and the Muslim for Human Rights (MUHURI) group. After receiving medical care, he is expected to be flown to Nairobi to reunite with his family.
The National Police Service has yet to state the incident. Human rights organisations are now calling for an immediate investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mwabili’s abduction and the conduct of the police officers at the Diani Police Station.
Mwagodi’s disappearance
Mwagodi, a Kenyan activist critical of church‑linked political fundraising, was reportedly seized on the night of Wednesday, July 23, 2025, around 10 pm in Kigamboni, Dar es Salaam.
Witnesses said he was walking with his driver near Amani Beach Hotel, where he works, when a vehicle intercepted them.
Armed men are said to have bundled him into the vehicle and sped off.
The family previously said his car was left behind after the alleged abduction.
His phone went off shortly after, and no contact has been made since.
CCTV footage from the area was reportedly confiscated by Tanzanian authorities, frustrating efforts to trace him.
Back in Nairobi, his family is growing increasingly distraught.
“It’s day four; we don’t know where our brother, a husband and father to his children, is,” said his sister, Isabella Kituri.
She addressed the press on Saturday outside Kilimani police station, flanked by other family members, including Mwagodi’s wife, Eunice.
“We have not heard any information. Four days is a long time.”
Kituri added that despite lodging a report at Kileleshwa police station on Friday and receiving an OB number, they have faced frustrating delays from investigators.
“We were sent to Kilimani for the DCI to let us write a statement. We even went to DCI headquarters on Kiambu Road, but still, nothing is coming from them.”
The family has demanded that both Kenyan and Tanzanian authorities account for his safety and whereabouts, including producing him in court if detained.
“We are asking the Kenyan and Tanzanian governments, how can someone be held for all this time with no action, no reaction? Just something to give us hope that he is alive.”