Kenyan Activists Abducted in Uganda After Bobi Wine Rally
Two Kenyan human rights activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, went missing in Uganda after reportedly being abducted by armed men while attending opposition leader Bobi Wine's campaign event. Bobi Wine strongly condemned the "abduction", saying the pair had been "picked up mafia-style" at a petrol station and driven off to an unknown destination.
Bobi Wine said the Ugandan government targeted the two Kenyans for associating with him. Rights groups, including the Law Society of Kenya and Amnesty International Kenya, described the case as part of a disturbing pattern of abductions and enforced disappearances across East Africa, calling on Ugandan authorities to ensure the activists' safety.
The disappearance follows similar incidents in the region where opposition figures and activists have been secretly detained or mistreated, raising fears of cross-border collaboration among governments to silence dissent.
The Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, were helping Bobi Wine campaign.
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