Two Kenyan activists — Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo — are reported to have been abducted in Kampala, Uganda, while attending a political campaign event.
The pair had travelled to Uganda to meet with National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Bobi Wine. However, on Wednesday afternoon, their trip took a dangerous turn when they were allegedly seized at a petrol station in the city.
According to another activist who had been travelling with them, the group had stopped to repair their vehicle when unknown individuals suddenly bundled them into a waiting car. The witness claims they were also briefly abducted but later released.
Following the incident, both Njagi and Oyoo’s phones went off, and their location remains unknown, raising serious concern among human rights groups and regional observers.
Part of a Disturbing Trend
The abduction is the latest in a series of disappearances targeting activists and political figures across East Africa.
In November last year, Uganda’s opposition figure Kizza Besigye was reportedly abducted in Nairobi during the launch of Martha Karua’s memoir, Against The Tide. At the time, Ugandan officials claimed they had no knowledge of his whereabouts.
Yet days later, Besigye appeared before a military court in Uganda, facing treason and weapons-related charges, allegedly after being found with firearms.
Similarly, four months ago, well-known Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan rights campaigner Agather Atuhaire were arrested in Tanzania and later dumped near their respective borders.
Both later alleged that they were sexually assaulted by Tanzanian authorities, forcing Kenya’s Foreign Ministry to intervene to secure their safety.
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