The two were last seen in Kampala on October 1, 2025, while attending a political meeting linked to Bobi Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP).
In a statement filed before court on October 21, Colonel Silas Kamanda, a senior officer in the UPDF’s Legal Services Department, said the military had conducted thorough investigations but did not find any record of detaining the two Kenyans.
In a statement filed before court on October 21, Colonel Silas Kamanda, a senior officer in the UPDF’s Legal Services Department, said the military had conducted thorough investigations but did not find any record of detaining the two Kenyans.
Kamanda stated that all detention facilities, including lockup registers and custody books, had been checked without success.
“We have carried out investigations and searched all relevant facilities and records and found no entry relating to the said Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi,” read part of Kamanda’s declaration.
The UPDF’s response came after a habeas corpus order issued by Justice Peter Kinobe of the Ugandan High Court, demanding that the army and police produce the two activists “dead or alive” within seven days.
“We have carried out investigations and searched all relevant facilities and records and found no entry relating to the said Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi,” read part of Kamanda’s declaration.
The UPDF’s response came after a habeas corpus order issued by Justice Peter Kinobe of the Ugandan High Court, demanding that the army and police produce the two activists “dead or alive” within seven days.
That deadline expired on October 21 without any clear update on their whereabouts.
Earlier, the Uganda National Police (UNP) also denied holding the pair. Police spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke told reporters that he had not received any official briefing indicating the activists were in police custody.
However, eyewitness accounts paint a different picture. A witness, who was reportedly abducted and later released, claimed that Njagi and Oyoo were forced into a van at gunpoint near a petrol station in Kireka township, just outside Kampala.
Earlier, the Uganda National Police (UNP) also denied holding the pair. Police spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke told reporters that he had not received any official briefing indicating the activists were in police custody.
However, eyewitness accounts paint a different picture. A witness, who was reportedly abducted and later released, claimed that Njagi and Oyoo were forced into a van at gunpoint near a petrol station in Kireka township, just outside Kampala.
According to court documents filed by two Ugandan lawyers, there were claims that the two Kenyans could be held in a military detention camp in Mbuya, a Kampala suburb known for hosting UPDF facilities.
Despite these allegations, the army’s firm denial has left families and human rights groups frustrated. The disappearance has now entered its third week, with no official word on whether the two are alive or not.
Njagi and Oyoo had traveled to Uganda to attend a strategy meeting with opposition leader Bobi Wine, a move that has raised speculation that their disappearance may have been politically motivated.
Despite these allegations, the army’s firm denial has left families and human rights groups frustrated. The disappearance has now entered its third week, with no official word on whether the two are alive or not.
Njagi and Oyoo had traveled to Uganda to attend a strategy meeting with opposition leader Bobi Wine, a move that has raised speculation that their disappearance may have been politically motivated.
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