Kenyan activists released from Ugandan detention after Museveni confirms arrest

Two Kenyan activists person been released from detention successful Uganda aft President Yoweri Museveni confirmed their apprehension implicit a period ago

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Two Kenyan activists were released from detention successful Uganda aft President Yoweri Museveni confirmed they were arrested much than a period agone and accused them of moving with the absorption to unseat him successful the January wide election.

Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were taken by equipped men connected Oct. 1, soon aft attending a rally by Museveni's astir salient challenger, the entertainer known arsenic Bobi Wine. He claims helium was cheated successful the 2021 election.

The Ugandan authorities initially denied involvement.

Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister Musalia Mudavadi connected Saturday said the 2 were released to the Kenyan ambassador aft weeks of “open and constructive communication.”

The activists arrived backmost location connected Saturday, saying they were held successful a subject installation guarded by Ugandan peculiar forces nether “inhumane conditions.” They did not elaborate.

In the superior Kampala, Museveni told reporters connected Saturday nighttime that immoderate attempts to protestation successful the state would “end up badly,” arsenic happened during the deadly November 2020 protests implicit Bobi Wine's arrest. He was aboriginal released.

“They came, they were moving with Kyagulanyi’s group, (and) they are experts successful riots,” Museveni said, referring to Bobi Wine's existent name.

Museveni said that Kenyan officials asked him to either complaint them oregon merchandise them. He said immoderate different idiosyncratic attempting to mislead young radical successful Uganda would beryllium arrested and detained.

Museveni, 80, is seeking a seventh word successful office. He has defied calls for his retirement, arsenic critics pass that helium has veered into authoritarianism with virtually nary opposition, including wrong his governing National Resistance Movement party.

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