Africa-Press – Kenya. Two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, have been allegedly abducted in Uganda under unclear circumstances. The duo had travelled to Uganda on Monday, September 29, with two Ugandan colleagues.
They later split ways in Kampala, with Njagi and Oyoo continuing on to join opposition politician Bobi Wine’s campaign trail in Buyende and Kamuli districts.
On Tuesday, Njagi was seen addressing supporters at a campaign rally alongside Bobi Wine. The following day, the two Kenyans were travelling with a friend when they stopped at a petrol station in Kamuli for car repairs.
At around 3 pm, witnesses say a grey van with four armed individuals pulled up at the station. The men, one of them a woman seated in front, reportedly bundled Njagi and Oyoo into the van.
A third person who was with them was briefly detained but later released and instructed to return to the vehicle. The witness later reported that the activists’ phones went silent after the incident. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
The abduction has raised alarm among civil society groups in the region, who have linked it to similar incidents targeting activists. Human rights lobby Vocal Africa has condemned the alleged abduction.
“Reports confirm that activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo of the Free Kenya Movement were abducted in Kampala, Uganda, while attending opposition leader Bobi Wine’s campaign. They were reportedly taken from a fuel station., Vocal Africa said in a post on its X handle.
“VOCAL Africa strongly condemns the abduction and demands their immediate and unconditional release” Bobi Wine has also added his voice in the incident saying as a party they strongly condemn the alleged abduction by suspected armed operatives.
“The two were picked up mafia-style this afternoon from a petrol station in Kireka and driven off to an unknown destination! We condemn the continuing lawlessness by the rogue regime and demand that these brothers are released unconditionally! The criminal regime apparently abducted them simply for associating with me and expressing solidarity with our cause,” Bobi Wine said, hours later.
Earlier this year, Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire were arrested in Tanzania, detained briefly and later abandoned near the border.
Njagi has previously been a target of abductions. In 2023, he was reported missing for over a month before reappearing after being picked up during anti-government protests in Kenya.
The disappearance of the two has now drawn calls for accountability and clarity from both Ugandan and Kenyan authorities as families and colleagues await word on their fate
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