Rights groups demand Kenya takes diplomatic action as families of Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo wait for answers.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 25, 2025 — Human rights defenders have vowed to continue protests outside the Uganda Consulate in Nairobi, demanding action over the alleged abduction of two Kenyan nationals, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who disappeared in Kampala, Uganda, on October 1.
According to VOCAL Africa, the two men were abducted by armed men believed to be linked to Ugandan security forces after travelling to Kampala to support opposition leader and presidential hopeful Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine.
In a letter dated October 23, 2025, addressed to the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, VOCAL Africa expressed “deep concern and growing dismay” over the continued disappearance of the two Kenyans and accused both governments of failing to account for their whereabouts.
“It has been over three weeks since their disappearance, yet neither the Government of Uganda nor the Government of Kenya has provided any credible update on their safety,” the organisation said in the letter signed by Chief Executive Officer, Hussein Khalid.
Ugandan authorities, led by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and son of President Yoweri Museveni, have denied detaining the two Kenyans. However, human rights defenders in both Kenya and Uganda insist that Njagi and Oyoo are being held in Uganda, calling for their immediate release.
VOCAL Africa has urged the Kenyan government to issue a formal diplomatic protest to Uganda, activate regional human rights mechanisms such as the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and review bilateral relations with Kampala until justice is served. The group also called for psychosocial support and legal assistance to the families of the missing men.
“The abduction of Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo is not an isolated incident; it reflects a worrying trend of shrinking civic space and cross-border repression in East Africa,” the organisation stated, warning that the safety and dignity of Kenyan citizens abroad must remain “non-negotiable.”
Thursday’s protest in Nairobi drew dozens of human rights activists who demanded accountability from both governments and urged East African states to uphold human rights commitments enshrined in regional treaties.
As of Saturday, neither the Kenyan nor Ugandan authorities had issued further communication on the fate or whereabouts of the two Kenyans.
