Detention of six activists in Dar exposes cracks in foreign policy

Activist Boniface Mwangi in a wheelchair at the Moi International Airport in Mombasa, on May 22, 2025. He was dumped at Horohoro after detention in Tanzania. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Kenyan officials have increasingly appeared to fail in their mandate to protect Kenya's interests when dealing with other forces. They give the impression that they do not know what they are supposed to do despite occupying critical offices of state.

Since the country's foreign policy projection and diplomatic application come into question, officials look confused, incompetent and make the country vulnerable.It then allows other countries to abduct people within its territory or condone the mistreatment of its citizens.