Kenya rights activist charged with unlawful possession of ammunition

Prominent Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi was charged on Monday with unlawful possession of ammunition over his alleged role in deadly anti-government protests in June, according to court papers seen by Reuters.
Police arrested Mwangi, 42, on Saturday and said they had recovered evidence from his home, including unused teargas canisters, a “7.62mm blank round”, two mobile phones, a laptop and notebooks.
Mwangi was “found in possession of noxious substances to wit three teargas canisters without lawful authority,” according to a charge sheet seen by Reuters.
He was also accused of illegal possession of a single round of blank ammunition.