Boniface Mwangi has extended his gratitude to those who have shown him support after he was arrested from his home on Sunday morning.

Mwangi was released on Monday  free of charge, just when he was supposed to arraigned to court to face incitement charges.

“Words fail me because of the overwhelming love and support you have shown me. I’m free. To the comrades who spent the night outside Kamukunji Police Station to protect me and ensure l was not moved in the middle of the night, asanteni. To my family, the legal team, and every Kenyan who stood by me, may God bless and protect you,” he said.

According to him, he wasn’t informed the reason for his arrested and  that he was tracked through his phone

“I was arrested in front of my children, and l wasn’t informed of the reason for my arrest. The police tracked me through my phone’s service provider without a warrant and also carried out an illegal search of our home,” he said.

“Such things shouldn’t be happening in a democracy, and a country in which the President himself publicly claims that his is a government that respects the rule of law. But are we really a democracy? Which democracy shoots unarmed children and arrests citizens for displaying their national flag?” the human rights activist added.

He further said that he will not be stopped through intimidation, vowing top pursue his fight for justice and democracy in the country.