{
  "id": 9713795,
  "title": "Missing protester Muteti Mulinge found injured in Lukenya",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/missing-protester-muteti-mulinge-found-injured-in-lukenya",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T06:09:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/missing-protester-muteti-mulinge-found-injured-in-lukenya/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Boniface Muteti Mulinge, an activist, was found injured in Lukenya, Machakos County after going missing since September 21. He was arrested while protesting the continued detention of Uganda's opposition leader, Kizza Besigye. According to a human rights official, Mulinge was dumped around 3 am on Friday and walked to a Shell petrol station where a Good Samaritan helped him contact his brother. He was disoriented, weak and had injuries when found. A petition was filed by Francis Awino at Milimani Law Courts, seeking the court’s intervention to locate Mulinge and compel authorities to bring him before the court. Awino argued that Mulinge was arrested on September 21 in Nairobi during a protest concerning Besigye's detention and that his phone became unreachable after his arrest. The petition also cited a charge sheet dated September 22, but Mulinge was not listed in it. A report on his disappearance was filed with the police on September 23. Awino sought orders to establish Mulinge's whereabouts and the legal basis for his detention, citing the constitutional provisions protecting personal liberty and the right to habeas corpus.",
  "summary": "An activist who was missing and identified as Boniface Muteti Mulinge was found after he was reportedly dumped in the Lukenya area, Machakos County. He was missing since September 21, when he was arrested while participating in a protest over the continued detention of Uganda opposition figure Kizza Besigye. According to human rights official Hussein [...] The post Missing protester Muteti…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Activist sues to compel police to produce missing activist Mulinge Muteti",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/activist-sues-to-compel-police-to-produce-missing-activist-mulinge",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:45:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}