Freedom for Kenyan activist charged over Uganda bombing

12 September 2011 The release of Al-Amin Kimathi, held for a year in connection with a bomb attack during the 2010 World Cup final, is long overdue. The release of a Kenyan human rights activist held for a year in connection with a bomb attack in Uganda is long overdue, Amnesty International said today.The charges against NGO director Al-Amin Kimathi and four other defendants were dropped today at the start of their trial.Kimathi was arrested a year ago after he travelled to Uganda to observe the trial of six Kenyans charged in connection with the July bomb attacks in Kampala, which…

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