Two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, have reportedly been abducted in the neighbouring country of Uganda while attending a political campaign.
The two were in Uganda for a meeting with the National Unity Platform Presidential candidate Bobi Wine and are said to have been abducted on Wednesday afternoon at a petrol station in Kampala.
According to one of the activists who travelled with Oyoo and Njagi, following the abduction, their phones were switched off as their whereabouts continue to remain unknown.
The activist, who was also abducted and later released, recounted that they were immediately bundled into a waiting car before the masterminds sped off with them.
However, the activist told the media that they had stopped at a petrol station to repair their car when the incident occurred.
The incident adds to the growing spate of abductions that have been targeting politicians and activists across the East African region.
In November last year, Uganda's opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, was reportedly abducted in Nairobi while attending the launch of Martha Karua's memoir, Against The Tide.
However, days later, the government of Uganda broke its silence over the abduction of the opposition leader in Nairobi, maintaining that it did not have any information regarding the opposition leader's disappearance.
In an interview with the nation's media outlets, Uganda’s Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Chris Baryomunsi, revealed that he was not acquainted with the abduction and that the state was in the process of establishing his whereabouts.
Days later, the veteran politician emerged in a Ugandan military court where he was slapped with treason and related charges, with accusations of being found with guns.
Four months ago, Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire were arrested in Tanzania and later dumped near their countries’ borders.
Both would later claim that they were sexually assaulted by Tanzanian authorities, with Kenya's Foreign Ministry forced to step in to ensure safe passage.
