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Mounting pressure to produce detained Rose Njeri before Court

Activist Bonface Mwangi at Wilson Airport on after arriving back from Tanzania on May 22, 2025 [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

As Kenya marked Madaraka Day — a celebration of self-rule and civil liberty, lobby groups mount pressure on government over the continued detention of Rose Njeri, a software developer and civic activist, calls for her release.

Njeri was arrested Friday for developing an online tool that enables citizens to formally object to the contentious Finance Bill 2025.

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