US EditionKenyan activists released from Ugandan detention after Museveni confirms arrest
- On Saturday, Kenyan activists Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi were confirmed safe and being transported from Busia, Uganda, to Nairobi after five weeks missing.
- Last month, Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi travelled to Kampala to support Bobi Wine, and their disappearance mirrors a pattern of abductions of government critics in East Africa.
- Eyewitnesses said masked, uniformed men forced the activists into a car after the event, and Bobi Wine said the pair were held at Entebbe military barracks, interrogated for days amid past torture claims.
- Amnesty Kenya and Vocal Africa said they were facilitating the pair's transfer to Nairobi, while Kenyan diplomatic efforts reportedly aided their release and reunion with families on Kenyan soil.
- Amid rising concerns over transnational kidnappings, rights groups said Ugandan security agencies have been accused of non-uniform detentions, citing cases in Tanzania and of Kizza Besigye.
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Uganda: Museveni Says Freed Kenyan Activists Planned to Train Ugandan Youths to Riot
President Museveni has claimed that the two recently freed Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, were arrested for allegedly planning to train Ugandan youths in riot tactics during their visit to Jinja for the National Unity Platform manifesto launch.
After 38 days of detention, they regained their freedom. Kenyan human rights defenders, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, had been arrested on 1 October in Uganda by armed men while following the campaign of opponent Bobi Wine. Since then, their relatives were without news. Diplomatic pressure and NGO calls have increased. Both activists were finally released on the night of Friday to Saturday 8 November and returned to Kenya on Saturday.
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Kenyan activists released from Ugandan detention after Museveni confirms arrest
Two Kenyan activists have been released from detention in Uganda after President Yoweri Museveni confirmed their arrest over a month ago.
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