Missing Kenyan Politician Found in Uganda After Claims of Police Threats
Pictures shared on social media showed Maritim with his brother in a Ugandan police Land Cruiser as they drove around the streets...
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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.
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Kenyan Politician Found in Uganda; UN Warns Museveni Over Detained Activists - December 2025
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). Another report identified the man as a missing Nandi politician found alive in Uganda. In a separate incident, the United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk issued a warning to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. The warning regarded the arbitrary arrest and detention of activists and opposition politicians, specifically highlighting the enforced disappearance of two Kenyan activists.
