内罗毕，肯尼亚——肯尼亚人权组织和坦桑尼亚反对派人士呼吁紧急采取行动，此前大赦国际肯尼亚分部报告称，坦桑尼亚活动人士特瓦哈·姆瓦伊帕亚于10月25日在马查科斯郡卡穆卢被身份不明人员带走。
Nairobi, Kenya – Kenyan rights groups and Tanzanian opposition figures have called for urgent action after Amnesty Kenya reported that Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwaipaya was taken by unidentified people in Kamulu, Machakos County, on October 25.
大赦国际表示，据报姆瓦伊帕亚于当地时间下午2点左右乘坐出租车前往探望朋友途中被劫持。该组织称，据称带走他的人使用了三辆车，其中包括一辆丰田陆地巡洋舰硬顶版，并敦促知情者提供线索。
Amnesty said Mwaipaya was reportedly seized at around 2 p.m. local time while travelling by taxi to visit friends. It said the people alleged to have taken him were using three vehicles, including a Toyota Land Cruiser hardtop, and urged anyone with information to come forward.
“大赦国际表示：“当局必须紧急查明他的下落并确保其安全。”肯尼亚Capital FM电台另据大赦国际和捍卫者联盟的报道转述了该事件，但称涉案人员身份及姆瓦伊帕亚的下落尚未查明。
“Authorities must urgently establish his whereabouts and ensure his safety,” Amnesty said. Kenya’s Capital FM separately reported the account by Amnesty and the Defenders Coalition, but said the identity of those involved and Mwaipaya’s location had not been established.
居住在肯尼亚的坦桑尼亚活动人士埃德加·姆瓦卡贝拉发布帖子，引述目击者称，三辆车拦截了姆瓦伊帕亚的出租车，蒙面平民将他带走。《The Chanzo》未能独立核实该说法或该报道的绑架指控。
An account posted by Tanzanian activist living in Kenya, Edger Mwakabela, citing witnesses, said three vehicles blocked Mwaipaya’s taxi and masked civilians took him away. The Chanzo has not independently verified that account or the reported abduction.
截至周一上午，肯尼亚安全机构未发布任何公开声明。《The Chanzo》在肯尼亚国家警察局、刑事调查局、坦桑尼亚警察部队、坦桑尼亚外交部及坦桑尼亚驻内罗毕高级专员公署的公开渠道均未发现针对姆瓦伊帕亚的专门通报。
By Monday morning, no public statement had been issued by Kenyan security agencies. The Chanzo also found no Mwaipaya-specific notice on the public channels of the Kenya National Police Service, Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Tanzania Police Force, Tanzania Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Tanzania High Commission in Nairobi.
坦桑尼亚活动人士在肯尼亚遭遇未遂绑架 姆瓦伊帕亚因坦桑尼亚民主与进步党（CHADEMA）青年联盟“巴维查”（BAVICHA）而受到全国关注。他曾担任该联盟全国动员协调员，包括2022年前后该组织为推动新宪法和警察改革开展活动期间。
Attempted Abduction of Tanzania’s Activist in Kenya Foiled Mwaipaya came to national attention through CHADEMA’s youth wing, the Baraza la Vijana la CHADEMA, known as BAVICHA. He once served as the council’s national mobilisation coordinator, including around 2022 when the group was campaigning for a new constitution and police reform.
在2022年接受《The Chanzo》采访时，Mwaipaya主张政治改革不容拖延，他说：“我们一直不满意，也从未放松过对新宪法的要求。”他还批评权力过度集中于总统，并要求就涉嫌警方滥权行为追责。
In a 2022 interview with The Chanzo, Mwaipaya argued that political reform could not be deferred, saying: “We have not been satisfied and we have not relaxed in our demand for a new constitution.”He also criticised the concentration of power in the presidency and called for accountability over alleged police abuses.
Mwaipaya此前曾多次被警方扣留，其中包括2022年的一次，当时他在6月30日于莫罗戈罗被捕后，迫使CHADEMA向法院提交人身保护令申请，要求警方提审他。
Mwaipaya was previously held by police on several occasions, including in 2022, which forced CHADEMA to file a habeas corpus application, asking the court to require police to produce him, after his June 30 arrest in Morogoro.
CHADEMA副主席（坦桑尼亚大陆）John Heche表示，该党曾通宵试图从肯尼亚相关机构获取信息，并呼吁威廉·鲁托总统的政府协助寻找Mwaipaya。“我们要Twaha平安获救，”Heche在肯尼亚的“Linda Mwananchi Movement”上写道，该组织呼吁进行独立调查、披露Mwaipaya的下落，并防止任何强行将其遣离肯尼亚的行为。数字权利倡导者Maxence Melo同样敦促肯尼亚当局调查并确保他安全返回，但这两份声明均未指出涉嫌肇事者。
CHADEMA deputy chairperson (Tanzania Mainland) John Heche said the party had tried overnight to obtain information from relevant Kenyan bodies and appealed to President William Ruto’s government to help find Mwaipaya. “We want Twaha to be found alive,” Heche wrote on Kenya’s Linda Mwananchi Movement called for an independent inquiry, disclosure of Mwaipaya’s location and protection against any forced removal from Kenya. Digital-rights advocate Maxence Melo likewise urged Kenyan authorities to investigate and secure his safe return, but neither statement identified alleged perpetrators.
Mwaipaya在肯尼亚疑似遭绑架，重新引发了人们对为何一些坦桑尼亚活动人士和反对派人物在肯尼亚生活或工作的关注。
Mwaipaya’s alleged abduction in Kenya has renewed attention on why some Tanzanian activists and opposition figures live or work in Kenya.
长期以来，肯尼亚一直是寻求安全、维持政治网络或在国内面临威胁、逮捕、起诉或限制后继续倡导活动的人士可及的区域性基地。
Kenya has long been an accessible regional base for people seeking safety, maintaining political networks or continuing advocacy after facing threats, arrest, prosecution or restrictions at home.
一些坦桑尼亚人权捍卫者曾因担忧政治和公民自由，特别是在2025年选举期间，而寻求在肯尼亚避难。
A number of Tanzanian human-rights defenders had sought refuge in Kenya amid concerns over political and civic freedoms, particularly after the 2025 election period.
记者兼活动人士Maria Sarungi Tsehai表示曾在坦桑尼亚面临威胁后移居肯尼亚，据报道于2025年1月在内罗毕遭绑架，当天晚些时候获释。
Maria Sarungi Tsehai, a journalist and activist who moved to Kenya after saying she had faced threats in Tanzania, was reportedly abducted in Nairobi in January 2025 and released later that day.
2月，肯尼亚警方营救了坦桑尼亚人权捍卫者姆沙巴哈·姆沙巴哈·哈姆扎，并逮捕了三名嫌疑人，此前有人试图将他带往坦桑尼亚边境。
In February, Kenyan police rescued Tanzanian human-rights defender Mshabaha Mshabaha Hamza and arrested three suspects after an apparent attempt to take him to the Tanzania border.
包括涉及姆瓦伊帕亚的最新一起案件在内，这两起案件已使肯尼亚保护来访或居住在该国的地区活动人士的能力，成为对姆瓦伊帕亚失踪事件反应中的核心议题。
The two cases, including the latest one involving Mwaipaya, have made Kenya’s capacity to protect visiting or resident regional activists a central issue in reactions to Mwaipaya’s disappearance.
但目前，当务之急的问题仍是事实层面的：姆瓦伊帕亚是否安全、他在何处、以及肯尼亚当局是否已展开调查。截至发稿时，这些问题均未得到公开回应。
For now, however, the immediate questions remain factual: whether Mwaipaya is safe, where he is, and whether Kenyan authorities have opened an inquiry. None had been answered publicly by publication time.