Kenyan politician Shadrack Maritim, who disappeared in October, has been found alive in Mbale, Uganda. His family had previously alleged threats from a senior officer at the National Police Service Commission (NPSC).

• Shadrack Maritim, a former aspirant for the Tinderet parliamentary seat, was found on Wednesday, December 3.
• His family filed a petition for habeas corpus in the High Court before learning he had contacted them from Uganda.
• The incident follows the abduction and detention of Kenyan human rights activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo in Uganda.
• The United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has cautioned Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni against the arbitrary apprehension and detention of activists and opposition politicians.

The United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has issued a warning to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni regarding the arbitrary arrest and detention of activists and opposition politicians, specifically highlighting the enforced disappearance of two Kenyan activists.

• Volker Türk specifically pointed out the enforced disappearance of two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who were allegedly apprehended in Kampala, Uganda, on October 1 and released after nearly 40 days.
• President Museveni publicly admitted to keeping the two activists in a 'fridge' despite telling the court otherwise, and was criticized for allegedly orchestrating the abduction with the help of his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
• The UN called on Museveni's administration to immediately probe all allegations of enforced disappearance, arbitrary arrest, and detention, and to uphold the right to freedom of expression.