Uganda Court Orders Police to Produce Missing Kenyans in 7 Days Amid Abduction Claims
Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo who were reportedly abducted in Uganda while attending a political campaign on October 1, 2025. Photo ~ Bobi Wine
By: Kenneth Matinga
The High Court in Kampala has issued a dramatic ultimatum to Ugandan police, demanding they produce two missing Kenyan activists—Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo—dead or alive within seven days. The court order, delivered by Justice Peter Kinobe, follows growing public outcry and legal pressure over the activists’ disappearance, which has sparked regional concern and diplomatic unease.
Njagi and Oyoo were reportedly abducted on October 1 while attending a political campaign event in Kaliro District, Eastern Uganda. They were scheduled to meet with National Unity Platform presidential candidate Bobi Wine, a prominent opposition figure. Witnesses claim the two were taken by unidentified individuals and have not been seen since. Human rights group Freedom Hive Uganda confirmed the court’s directive, stating that the activists are suspected to be held at a military detention facility in Mbuya, Kampala.
“Justice Peter Kinobe ordered the government to produce Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo dead or alive within seven days,” the group said in a statement. “The Honourable Judge expressed his commitment to upholding the constitutional rights of the two activists, who have been held in unlawful military detention for 14 days.”
The habeas corpus application was filed on October 6 by two Ugandan advocates, who argued that the activists’ continued detention violates Uganda’s constitutional requirement that any arrested individual be presented before a court within 48 hours. The legal team emphasized that Njagi and Oyoo have not been formally charged or seen in any courtroom since their alleged arrest.
Ugandan National Police spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke denied any involvement in the disappearance, stating during a press briefing, “I am not briefed by the police that we have them in our custody. So at the moment, I do not have any information to the effect that they are in police custody.”
The case has ignited widespread concern among human rights organizations, civil society groups, and regional observers, who view it as part of a troubling pattern of enforced disappearances and suppression of political dissent in Uganda. As the seven-day deadline approaches, pressure is mounting on Ugandan authorities to comply with the court order and provide clarity on the activists’ whereabouts.
The outcome of this case could have significant implications for Uganda’s human rights record and its relationship with neighboring Kenya
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