Boniface Mwangi Explains Why He Rejected Europe Asylum Offer

Boniface Mwangi has revealed how he was offered asylum in Europe and why he rejected it.

In an interview with the Nairobian, Mwangi disclosed that he was offered asylum on the continent when he was facing several threats to his life.

In early 2017, Mwangi publicly warned that his life and those of his wife and children were in danger.

Mwangi explained in the interview that he rejected the asylum offer because accepting it would rob him of the legitimacy to speak freely on issues.

"When my life was under threat, I was offered asylum in Europe. I declined.

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"I went to the USA with my family and friends urged me to stay, but I came back. I was ready to die when I came back because emigrating means postponing the fight and leaving my kids to fight. It also takes away the legitimacy of speaking one's mind freely," he stated.

Mwangi had been in the USA promoting his book Unbounded last year when he first announced his unsuccesful bid for the Starehe Parliamentary seat.

He claimed that the threats to his life intensified after a suit was filed against him by Deputy President William Ruto.

"Late last year, l was sued by the Deputy President, Ruto, and my response brought many death threats in its wake. Although it is the Deputy President who is suing me, the irony is that threats are coming my way.

"I am anguished because the threats are now taking a more dangerous tone. For the first time since I began engaging in activism, my wife and children have been included as targets. The source of the threats claims that because I have refused to be bought and won’t compromise, I have put my family in danger," he wrote at the time.

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