Paul Muite calls for Mwabili Mwagodi’s release
Veteran lawyer Paul Muite has called for the release of missing activist Mwabili Mwagodi, who is reported to have been abducted while travelling to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
In a statement on Saturday, July 26, 2025, Muite condemned what he termed as “unbelievable impunity and arrogance” by both President William Ruto and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu.
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The lawyer accused them of turning a blind eye to the outcry over enforced disappearances, torture, and extrajudicial executions targeting dissenters.
“Unbelievable impunity/arrogance William Ruto and Samia Suluhu are ignoring people’s outcry against abductions, torture, and extrajudicial executions for demanding accountability, the rule of law, and an end to corruption. Gen-Zees are fighting for their future with public support.
His call comes a day after Vocal Africa Chief Executive Officer Hussein Khalid confirmed the incident on Friday morning, July 25, 2025, saying Mwagodi’s family informed him of the activist’s disappearance.
“A Kenyan has been abducted in Tanzania. Again. Family has confirmed that Mwabili Mwagodi, who is a Kenyan activist and was vocal against church donations, was abducted in Tanzania on Wednesday,” Khalid stated.
Mwagodi
Mwagodi, who had been staying in Tanzania in recent months, gained public attention for his Occupy the Church campaign, which called out religious leaders for accepting donations from politicians.
His actions sparked sharp debate around the independence of religious institutions.
According to his wife, the activist departed for Dar es Salaam at around 10:00 pm on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, opting to use public transportation instead of his vehicle.
He never arrived. She said his phone went off during the journey and has remained unreachable since, heightening fears that he may have been forcibly taken.
Mwagodi previously worked in the hospitality sector in Mombasa before relocating to Tanzania. It was in Mombasa that he began his activism against the presence of politicians in churches and mosques.
He has also been an outspoken critic of President William Ruto’s administration.
In 2024, he travelled from Mombasa to Nyahururu to mobilise youth against the now-defunct Finance Bill 2024, joining other activists who participated in the Gen Z protests.
