human rights defender

Bob Micheni Njagi

Organization affiliation

  • FreeKenya Referendum Initiative

HRD's year of birth

1975

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • Social and community leader

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Civil and political rights
  • Land rights

HRD's geographical origin

Urban

HRD's bio and work

Bob Micheni Njagi is a land rights defender and the chair of FreeKenya Referendum Initiative (FreeKenya). FreeKenya wasfounded in 2018 and is a nationwide, people driven movement. The organisation promotes a referendum to amend the constitution of Kenya in order to ensure efficient and effective use of national resources and respect for the voice of the people.

Current Status

In prison (pre-trial)

Detained since

Jun 23, 2026

Charge(s)

  • Anti-government propaganda
  • Extremism
  • Financing unrest
  • Threatening national security

Sentence

Has not been sentenced yet as he is awaiting trial of the case in court.

Latitude: -1.6727

Longitude: 36.8425

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa

Location of detention - City/Town

Kitengela

Location of detention - Facility

Kitengela GK Prison

Recent case update / evolution

Bob's case was thrown out The court found that the case had no merit and dismissed it and was released unconditionally.

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