Boniface Mwangi reveals he has never seen his elder brother after he relocated to Tanzania
Veteran humanrights activist and presidential aspirant Boniface Mwangi has opened up about a part of his family story that many Kenyans may not know about.
Speaking during a candid conversation with the Iko Nini podcast in an episode aired on Thursday, January 29, 2026, Mwangi disclosed that he has an elder brother in Tanzania whom he has never met after the brother relocated to the neighbouring country.
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He went on to explain that the brother, named Bernard Waroi, was taken to Tanzania after a fallout involving his mother and Waroi’s father, who was Tanzanian of Chaga descent.
Mwangi said he has never met this brother, who would now be around 45 or 46 years old.
He used the platform to inform anyone in Tanzania named Bernard Waroi that he is his biological brother.
“Niko na brother Tanzania, baba yake alimuiba so ako Tanzania, our fourth born, my mother had a relationship with a Chaga man from Tanzania. When they fell out, wakati mama alienda biashara, akaiba mtoto akaenda na yeye, I have a Tanzanian brother,” Mwangi revealed.
“If you are in Tanzania and your name is Bernard Waroi, I am your brother. He was born in 80/81, so he should be 45/46 years old.”
Mwangi on his upbringing
The veteran activist further shared that he was born in Taveta, and although his father was a District Officer (D.O.), he did not grow up with him.
His mother, he explained, was a businesswoman trading between Kenya and Tanzania.
“I was born in Taveta, my father was a District Officer (D.O.), but I did not grow up with him. Mama yangu alikuwa business trader, alikuwa anafanya biashara between Kenya and Tanzania,” he revealed.
Additionally, Boniface Mwangi said he is the fifth-born and that his father moved on and has other children.
He added that his mother has seven children from six different relationships.
“I am the fifth born; my father moved on and married, and he has other kids. My mother had seven kids with six different relationships,” Mwangi revealed.
The activist’s revelations offer a rare glimpse into his complex family history and highlight the personal experiences that shaped him, from growing up in Taveta to navigating a family spread across borders.
