Uganda frees activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo after diplomatic talks
The two activists were allegedly abducted by armed men in Uganda and held incommunicado amid a tense presidential campaign season.
Two Kenyan human-rights activists who had been missing in Uganda have been freed following diplomatic interventions by Nairobi.
Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'oei confirmed that Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who disappeared in early October while attending opposition leader Bobi Wine's campaign event, are now back in Kenya.
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"Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo are free and on Kenyan territory. Late last night, after lengthy engagements, the two were released to our High Commissioner in Uganda, Joash Maangi," Sing'oei said on X.
"They were escorted by the Ambassador and officials of the Uganda government to Busia border town and were received by Busia County Commissioner, Chaunga Mwachaunga. Deeply grateful for the efforts by different actors who made this outcome possible."
Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo are free and on Kenyan territory. Late last night, after lengthy engagements, the two were released to our High Commissioner in Uganda, H.E. @MaangiJoash. They were escorted by the Ambassador and officials of the Uganda government to Busia border town… pic.twitter.com/M1tj2UsShF
— Korir Sing'Oei (@SingoeiAKorir) November 8, 2025
The two activists were allegedly abducted by armed men in Uganda and held incommunicado amid a tense presidential campaign season.
Opposition candidate Bobi Wine condemned what he called a "mafia-style abduction," saying the pair were seized at a petrol station and driven to an unknown location.
Ugandan police spokesman Kituma Rusoke told the BBC earlier that the men were not in police custody.
Kenya's foreign affairs Minister, Musalia Mudavadi, earlier said the government was working to secure their release, noting that "it is the duty of the government of Kenya to protect its citizens in any part of the world."
Their release comes as Uganda enters a heated political period ahead of elections next year, where Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, is set to challenge President Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986.
Kenya's Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs said a more detailed account of the activists' ordeal will be released later.
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