Family Reveals Uganda’s Secret Demands Before Releasing Bob Njagi
The family revealed that the negotiations were tense, with Ugandan officials insisting on written assurances from intermediaries...
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The family of Bob Njagi, a Kenyan activist abducted in Uganda, has revealed the stringent conditions imposed by Ugandan authorities for his release, along with Nicholas Oyoo. The two were held for over a month, with Ugandan officials demanding assurances they would cease political activities against President Yoweri Museveni’s government.
- Ugandan officials initially intended to detain Njagi until after the January elections to prevent opposition campaigning.
- The release was secured after the family promised that Njagi would not return to Uganda to campaign against President Museveni’s opponents.
- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi intervened, appealing to President Yoweri Museveni and his son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
- Njagi and Oyoo were abducted in Kira, Kampala, on October 1, enduring 38 days in secret detention before being handed over to Kenyan authorities on November 7.
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