肯尼亚活动人士在乌干达选举紧张局势中被绑架; 权利组织谴责跨境镇压. Kenyan activists abducted in Uganda amid election tensions; rights groups condemn cross-border crackdown.

10月1日,两名肯尼亚活动分子Bob Njagi和Nicholas Oyoo在乌干达坎帕拉被绑架,在2026年选举前参加反对派领导人Bobi Wine的集会时被据信是安全官员的武装人员绑架。 Two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, were abducted in Kampala, Uganda, on October 1 by armed men believed to be security officers while attending a rally for opposition leader Bobi Wine ahead of the 2026 election. 事件发生在基雷卡的一个加油站,目击者报告说,四名武装人员乘坐一辆灰色面包车带走了这些男子,短暂拘留了一名同伴,然后释放了他。 The incident occurred at a petrol station in Kireka, where witnesses reported four armed individuals in a grey van taking the men, briefly detaining a companion before releasing him. 之后他们的手机就变得无声了。 Their phones went silent afterward. 自由肯尼亚运动证实他们失踪,要求立即释放他们并在24小时内出庭。 The Free Kenya Movement confirmed their disappearance and demanded their immediate release and court appearance within 24 hours. 人权团体,包括非洲VOCAL人权团体谴责绑架事件,将其与东非对活动分子的更广泛的跨界骚扰联系起来。 Human rights groups, including VOCAL Africa, condemned the abduction, linking it to a broader pattern of cross-border harassment of activists in East Africa. Njagi有在2023年反政府抗议期间被绑架的历史。 Njagi has a prior history of being abducted during anti-government protests in 2023.