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Originally published by Capital Newstop
November 13, 2025
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Foreign Office downplays Museveni’s figurative fridge remarks
The remarks come days after Museveni, in a televised interview with the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) on November 8, acknowledged for the first time that the two Kenyans had been arrested by Ugandan security forces. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co...
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Kenya's Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei has downplayed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s controversial "fridge" remarks regarding two detained Kenyan activists, stating the comment should be understood metaphorically. He assured that Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo are in good health after being returned to Kenya.
- The two Kenyans were released on November 7 after 38 days in detention by Uganda’s military intelligence.
- President Museveni admitted arresting them for working with opposition leader Bobi Wine’s group, describing them as "experts in riots."
- Upon their return, Njagi and Oyoo reported being tortured, blindfolded, and held in isolation, prompting condemnation from human rights groups including VOCAL Africa, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), and Amnesty International Kenya.
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