Two Kenyan human rights activists have gone missing in Uganda after reportedly being abducted by armed men while attending opposition leader Bobi Wine's campaign event.
Bobi Wine strongly condemned the abduction of Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, saying the pair had been picked up mafia-style at a petrol station and driven off to an unknown destination.
Kenyan police spokesman Michael Muchiri told the BBC he was not aware of the matter. The Ugandan police has been approached for comment.
Bobi Wine, a pop star whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, is running for the presidency in next year's elections, challenging President Yoweri Museveni, 80, who has held power since 1986.
Bobi Wine said the two Kenyans were targeted by the Ugandan government for associating with him. We condemn the continuing lawlessness by the rogue regime and demand that these brothers are released unconditionally! The criminal regime apparently abducted them simply for associating with me and expressing solidarity with our cause! he posted on X.
Kenyan rights group Vocal Africa has also condemned the reported abductions and demanded their unconditional release.
A fellow activist who witnessed the incident on Wednesday afternoon stated that four armed men forced the pair into a vehicle. There were four of them. There was also a lady who was seated in front; they took Bob and Oyoo Ochieng, who is the secretary general of the Free Kenya Movement, the witness, who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons, told Kenya's Citizen TV.
The witness further noted that both were unreachable by phone and their whereabouts were unknown.
Videos shared online show Njagi actively participating in Bobi Wine's campaign, appearing on stage alongside the opposition leader.
The activists had reportedly traveled to Uganda on Monday with some Ugandans before joining the campaign.
Njagi was previously abducted in Kenya last year by masked men during a wave of abductions targeting government critics. He remained missing for over a month before resurfacing, as a court ordered police to produce him, recounted harrowing conditions in captivity - isolation and lack of food for most days.
The latest disappearances mirror past incidents involving politicians and activists across East Africa. Earlier this year, Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan counterpart Agather Atuhaire were detained in Tanzania and held incommunicado for days before being abandoned at their respective national borders.
The cases have sparked widespread condemnation and raised concerns that East African governments may be collaborating to silence dissent.