Kenyan Activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo abducted and detained in Uganda for 38 days have at last been set free.
In a statement issued by the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Musalia Mudavadi, the two were released following wide-range diplomatic engagement between Kenya and Uganda.
Mudavadi revealed that Njagi and Oyoo were presented to Kenya’s High Commissioner in Uganda, Joash Maangi, who together with Ugandan government officials, escorted them to the Busia border town, where they were received by the Busia County Commissioner, Mr. chaunga Mwachaunga.
“The Government of Kenya welcomes the safe release of our two citizens, Mr. Bob Njagi and Mr. Nicholas Oyoo, who had been abducted by armed men around the Kireka area in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday, October 1st, 2025,” Mudavadi stated.
PCS Mudavadi also attributed the safe release of the two Kenyans to the consistent and transparent communication between the two governments.
“Following sustained diplomatic engagement between Kenya and Uganda, including a formal letter I personally addressed to Hon. Gen. Odongo Jeje Abubakhar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, both governments maintained open and constructive communication that has culminated in the safe release of our nationals,”he said.
He also extended appreciation to the Government of Uganda and Kenya’s diplomatic team in Kampala, for the cooperation throughout the process. He added that arrangements have been put in place to unite Njagi and Oyoo with their families.
Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were allegedly abducted around Kireka area in Kampala Uganda on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, after attending opposition leader’s manifesto launch in Jinja town.
