Kenya has formally written to the Ugandan government demanding action following the alleged abduction of two Kenyan activists in Kampala. Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were abducted by armed men at a petrol station in Kampala. In a communique dated Friday, October 3, the Kenyan High Commission in Kampala confirmed that it had received reports indicating that Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, both members of the Free Kenya Movement, were seized by armed men in the Kireka area. The letter, addressed to Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging authorities in Kampala to immediately investigate the incident and work with relevant security agencies to establish the activists’ current status.
“The High Commission of the Republic of Kenya in Kampala presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda and has the honour to draw the attention of the esteemed Ministry to information that two Kenyan nationals, Mr. Bob Njagi and Mr. Nicholas Oyoo, were allegedly abducted by armed men around Kireka area, Kampala, on Wednesday, 1st October, 2025,” part of the communique reads. The mission further appealed to Uganda to provide updates on the progress of investigations, noting that the families of the two Kenyans were deeply concerned. “The Mission requests the Ministry’s assistance in liaising with the relevant authorities in Kampala to obtain information regarding the current situation of the missing Kenyans in order for the Mission to take appropriate action in securing their release and safe return to Kenya,” it added. Pressure mounts on activists’ whereabouts
The alleged abduction has sparked outrage among human rights groups and civil society organisations in both countries. The Law Society of Kenya, Amnesty International Kenya, and Vocal Africa jointly wrote to the Ugandan High Commission in Nairobi, demanding the immediate release of Njagi and Oyoo. Other activists warned of plans to organise global protests outside Ugandan embassies if the two are not freed soon. Musalia Mudavadi signs a document during a recent event. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen confirmed that the matter was being handled through diplomatic channels. “Like some of the Kenyans who went to the neighbouring country, I want to assure you the foreign affairs ministry is handling those issues and everybody will be accounted for.
It is the duty of the government of Kenya to protect its citizens in any part of the world,” Murkomen said. Embakasi East MP Babu Owino joined in the mounting pressure for their release, urging Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi to intervene Babu called on Mudavadi to contact Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni to ensure the activists are freed. What happened to Njagi, Oyoo in Kampala? An eyewitness said Njagi and Oyoo were taken by four armed men travelling in a grey van at Stabex Petrol Station in Kireka, a suburb of Kampala. He explained that the duo’s mobile phones were switched off minutes after they were seized the armed individuals. Njagi, the chairperson of the Free Kenya Movement, and Oyoo, the secretary general, had been in Uganda to support opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, on his campaign trail in eastern Uganda. Videos shared online showed the duo accompanying Bobi Wine’s convoy across Buyende and Kamuli districts, interacting with supporters and attending rallies.
By Didacus Malowa
