Govt Breaks Silence After Kenyan Activists Are Abducted in Uganda
The status of the activists is currently unknown...
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The Kenyan government is investigating the alleged abduction of two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, in Uganda. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen confirmed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is handling the matter, emphasizing the government's duty to ensure the safety of its citizens abroad.
- The abducted activists were in Uganda for a meeting with National Unity Platform Residential candidate Bobi Wine on Wednesday, October 1.
- An activist who was also abducted but later released reported that Njagi and Oyoo were bundled into a waiting car at a petrol station and their whereabouts remain unknown.
- This incident adds to a list of cases, including the arrest and alleged assault of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire in Tanzania just four months prior.
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Two Kenyan Activists Abducted in Kampala, Uganda - October 2025
Two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, were reportedly abducted in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday, September 1. The abduction occurred at a petrol station while they were attending a political campaign for National Unity Platform Chairman Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei urged the Ugandan government to take stern action against them, claiming they were "exporting bad manners". The Kenyan government is investigating the alleged abduction, with Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen confirming that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is handling the matter to ensure the safety of its citizens abroad.
