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Museveni confirms on radio that security forces held two Kenyan activists, accuses them of working with Kyagulanyi

Civic Space & Media Freedom Disputed Uganda (national) 7 Nov 2025 Severity: 4/5

On a Saturday evening radio talk show, President Yoweri Museveni confirmed for the first time that the two Kenyans had been held by Ugandan security forces, the Daily Monitor reports. He said they had been working with Robert Kyagulanyi's group and were 'experts in riots'. Rights groups including the Kenya Human Rights Commission and Amnesty International Kenya said the remarks amounted to an admission of enforced disappearance.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Disputed: Daily Monitor and other outlets report the activists were abducted in Kampala and held incommunicado for 38 days at Kasenyi Military Barracks; President Museveni said on radio that security forces held them because they were working with Kyagulanyi.

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