Kenyan human rights activists Bob Njagi, Chairman of the Free Kenya Movement, and Nicholas Oyoo, its Secretary General, were reportedly abducted in Kampala, Uganda, on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 1, 2025, after joining the campaign trail of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine).
According to witness reports, the two were with Ugandan companions and had travelled with Bobi Wine’s campaign entourage in Buyende and Kamuli districts. On Wednesday, their journey led them to a petrol station in Kireka (just outside Kampala) at around 3:00 pm, supposedly to repair their vehicle. It is at this location that four armed men arrived in a grey or clay-coloured van, one of them a woman seated in front, and forcibly bundled them into the vehicle.
Soon after, their mobile phones were switched off. Colleagues and witnesses report that their whereabouts have been unknown since then.
The allegations have drawn sharp condemnation:
Bobi Wine, the Ugandan opposition leader, condemned the incident as “lawlessness by the rogue regime,” saying the activists were targeted simply for associating with him and for showing solidarity.
The Free Kenya Movement has demanded their immediate and unconditional release, asserting that they were neither doing anything unlawful nor violating any rules by being part of Bobi Wine’s campaign events.
VOCAL Africa, a regional human rights group, also condemned the abduction, calling for urgency in clarifying Njagi and Oyoo’s whereabouts and ensuring their safety.
In Kenya, political leaders have expressed alarm. Nyamira County Senator Okong’o Mogeni described the abduction as a “crime against humanity and law,” and called on Ugandan authorities to provide answers.
As of the latest reports, no official statement has been released by Ugandan authorities confirming the abduction or clarifying what has happened to Njagi and Oyoo.
This is not Bob Njagi’s first such ordeal—he was previously abducted (along with the Longton brothers) in August 2024 in Kenya, held incommunicado for over a month, before re-emerging.
