The Ugandan Police Force (UPF) has denied allegations of abducting Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo.
Speaking on Monday, October 6, UPF Spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said the two Kenyan activists are not in police custody.
Rusoke noted that if he had information about the two Kenyan nationals, he would have already shared it.
“The Kenyan activists who are alleged to have come to join in a rally in Uganda and disappeared, I have not been briefed by the police that we have them in our custody.
“At the moment, I don’t have any Information to the effect that they are in police custody. If I had, I would have volunteered it here without any reservations,” said Rusoke.
The UPF spokesperson also stated that there have been no official reports indicating that Njagi and Oyoo are missing persons.
“I also don’t know if it has been reported formally that they are lost persons or missing persons,” Rusoke added.
Njagi and Oyoo went missing after they travelled to Uganda to show solidarity with Bobi Wine’s opposition movement ahead of Uganda’s 2026 presidential elections.
On September 30, they were spotted accompanying the National Unity Platform leader during campaign rallies in Buyende and Kamuli districts.
Their trouble in Uganda began when their vehicle developed mechanical problems, forcing them to stop at a fuel station in Kireka for repairs.
Witnesses say four armed men surrounded them before forcibly bundling them into a waiting vehicle.
Their mobile phones were switched off immediately after the abduction, heightening concerns about their safety.
The High Commission of Kenya in Kampala, in a letter addressed to Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, October 3, raised concern over the abduction of the two Kenyans.
The mission appealed to Ugandan authorities to urgently investigate the matter, locate the two, and ensure their safe return.
“In light of the foregoing, and in order to address the concerns raised by the families of the two Kenyan nationals, 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,” the mission stated.
Bobi Wine, in a statement on Wednesday, October 1, accused the Ugandan government of orchestrating the kidnapping of the two activists.
He said the two Kenyans were targeted simply for associating with him and expressing solidarity with his cause.
“We condemn the continuing lawlessness by the rogue regime and demand that these brothers be released unconditionally! The criminal regime apparently abducted them simply for associating with me and expressing solidarity with our cause!” he stated.
