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Originally published by Capital Newstop
November 12, 2025
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‘Our Ugandan captors beat us, then gave us painkillers’: freed Kenyan activists
Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo recounted how they were blindfolded, chained, and repeatedly assaulted by Ugandan security officers who accused them of working with opposition leader Bobi Wine to incite unrest...
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Two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, detained in Uganda for over a month, have revealed harrowing details of their captivity, including beatings during interrogations and being given painkillers by their captors.
- The activists were held for 38 days in military custody, accused by Ugandan authorities of inciting unrest with opposition leader Bobi Wine.
- Their detention led to a regional outcry, with human rights groups like VOCAL Africa, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), and Amnesty International Kenya demanding accountability.
- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni publicly stated the pair were "experts in organizing riots," alleging links to Bobi Wine's opposition movement.
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