Amnesty International Kenya has issued demands to Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni following the abduction of two Kenyan nationals, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, in Uganda.
In a statement on Tuesday, October 21, the organization expressed concerns over the disappearance of the two, highlighting the anguish their families are enduring as they wait for information on their whereabouts.
Amnesty International Kenya said the families have been living in fear and uncertainty, with no communication regarding the fate of Njagi and Oyoo.
"Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo - two young Kenyan men - were abducted in Uganda. For days, their families have lived in fear and uncertainty, desperate for news of their safety. Every moment without answers deepens the pain, the worry, and the injustice," the statement read.
As such, Amnesty International Kenya demanded action from Museveni’s administration, urging the Ugandan government to disclose the whereabouts of the two.
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The organization also demanded that Oyoo and Njagi be guaranteed their right to legal representation and an investigation to circumstances that led to their abduction be launched.
Amnesty International Kenya also urged Ugandan authorities to uphold the rights to freedom and expression as per the Ugandan, East African, and international human rights laws.
"We are standing together, as Kenyans, as Africans, and as people who believe in justice and human dignity, to call on President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to; Immediately disclose the whereabouts of Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, ensuring their safety, well-being, release, and return to Kenya; Guarantee their right to legal representation and communication with their families; Investigate the circumstances of their abduction and hold those responsible accountable; Uphold the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, rights protected under Ugandan, East African, and international human rights law," the statement added.
The two activists 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 and sped off.
In an interview with Nairobileo.co.ke on Tuesday, October 7, Elsie Oyoo-Ojuando, a cousin of Nicholas and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, said their mothers’ health has deteriorated, highlighting the emotional toll of the activists’ disappearance.
Elsie revealed that Nicholas’ elderly mother has been struggling to cope with the uncertainty surrounding her son’s fate.
"It’s quite bad; Nicholas’ mother is not young; she’s old; she’s 74 and has not appeared in the media at all because her health is failing.
"She is not in the hospital but very anxious; anything anyone does, she’s like, ‘No, don’t do that because they might kill him.’ She is very anxious and on edge. It has distracted our lives," she said.
Elsie further revealed that the situation is even more dire for Njagi’s mother, who is currently hospitalized.
"Njagi’s mother is in the hospital; she was already sick even before he was abducted, and this just made it worse," she added.
Addressing claims that the activists were in Uganda illegally, Elsie dismissed such allegations as false, stressing that the two were law-abiding citizens who had entered the country legitimately.
"They are not lawless people; they are very lawful and everything they do is according to the law. There are some people who have been claiming that they were in Uganda illegally. I have seen copies of their passports with valid entry stamps. They went there legitimately, and they were not there to create civil unrest," she further said.
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