In a statement, PS Sing’Oei said the pair were released to Kenya’s High Commissioner to Uganda, Joash Maangi, and escorted by Ugandan officials to the Busia border, where they were received by Busia County Commissioner Chaunga Mwachaunga.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe ruling comes after two Ugandan advocates filed a petition on October 6, seeking the court’s intervention for the activists’ release. According to the application, Njagi and Oyoo were allegedly arrested on October 1 in Kaliro District in Eastern Uganda and transported to a military facility in Mbuya, Kampala.
By Bradley BosireRights groups noted that these facilities have a history of unlawful detention, torture, and enforced disappearances. They warned that the activists’ incommunicado detention has already exceeded Uganda’s legal 48-hour limit, breaching their rights to liberty, a fair trial, and protection from cruel treatment.
By Maureen KinyanjuiUNP Spokesperson ACP Rusoke Kituuma said there were no reports indicating that the two were in police custody following their disappearance on September 30, 2025.
By David AbonyoFree Kenya Movement National Chairman Bob Njagi and Secretary General Nicholas Oyoo were apprehended on Wednesday afternoon at Stabex Filling Station in Kireka, according to the movement.
By Maureen KinyanjuiSankok emphasized that each EAC nation remains sovereign and must be respected until a formal confederation or unified East African government is established.
By David Abonyo