Kenyan Activists Abducted in Uganda Amid Bobi Wine Campaign Tensions

Two Kenyan human rights activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, were abducted in Kampala, Uganda, reportedly by armed men believed to be security operatives. The incident occurred at a petrol station in Kireka while they were accompanying Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, during his 2026 presidential campaign. Bobi Wine condemned the abduction as a "mafia-style" operation and accused the Ugandan government of targeting the activists due to their association with him and support for his political cause. Witnesses described the attackers as four armed men and a woman who forcibly took the activists into a van, switching off their phones immediately, and their whereabouts remain unknown. Kenyan civil society and rights groups have condemned the abductions and are mobilizing diplomatic efforts for their release. This event echoes past incidents in the region where activists, including Bob Njagi himself, have faced abductions linked to their political activities.