Human rights activist Bob Njagi has alleged that his abduction in Uganda, alongside fellow activist Nicholas Oyoo, was a coordinated operation involving both the Kenyan and Ugandan governments. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Njagi claimed there is a growing collaboration among the governments of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania aimed at suppressing dissenting voices critical of their respective administrations.
The three governments are collaborating between (Yoweri) Museveni, our president (William) Ruto, and Samia Suluhu. Our arrest was coordinated between the Kenyan government. They knew we were crossing over into Tanzania, they raised the alarm there, and those guys did the dirty job for them
Bob Njagi Njagi further alleged that their abduction was carried out by a militia group operating under General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) and son of President Museveni.
It is the son, Muhoozi, who is undertaking these crimes against humanity. They are being carried out at the Special Forces Command Centre in Sera Kasenyi — the training base for the presidential security team. They call themselves ‘next to none’ because they don’t take command from the Judiciary or Executive. This is a militia operating under General Muhoozi
Bob NjagiNjagi revealed that during his detention, he encountered over 150 people allegedly held without trial, most of whom, he said, were political detainees.
The activists, who had been missing in Uganda for 38 days, claim they were held incommunicado by the country’s military special forces.
Upon arriving at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on November 8, after flying in from Kisumu, the visibly frail Njagi and Oyoo recounted harrowing experiences of torture and starvation during their detention at the Kasenyi Military Barracks in Entebbe.
The two had reportedly been part of Bobi Wine’s campaign trail under Uganda’s National Unity Platform (NUP) when they were forcibly taken, and their phones switched off. Opposition leader Bobi Wine has repeatedly accused the Museveni-led regime of using abductions and arbitrary detentions to silence critics, saying such acts reflect rampant impunity and human rights violations.
In response, President Yoweri Museveni confirmed that the two Kenyan activists were indeed in Ugandan security custody, accusing them of collaborating with his opponent Bobi Wine to incite unrest in the country.
