Nairobi, Kenya, October 27, 2025: VOCAL Africa, the Law Society of Kenya, and Amnesty International continue to express our deep and growing concern over the enforced disappearance of Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who remain in custody under troubling circumstances. Informal sources indicate that the two’s health has begun to deteriorate after more than 25…
Kenyan citizens Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi were abducted in broad daylight by uniformed officers in Kampala, Uganda’s capital city. Since then, they have simply vanished. Uganda’s police and military deny involvement, and the Kenyan government has gone silent. Are we witnessing a return to Idi Amin’s terror, or does the 1986 National Resistance Movement…
Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo — two young Kenyan men — were abducted in Uganda. For days, their families have lived in fear and uncertainty, desperate for news of their safety. Every moment without answers deepens the pain, the worry, and the injustice. We are standing together, as Kenyans, as Africans, and as people who…
Nairobi, Kenya, October 21, 2025: Today, Amnesty International Kenya, the Law Society of Kenya, and Vocal Africa are calling on all concerned people across the world to sign on to this virtual letter to Uganda President Yoweri Museveni, demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Kenyan human rights defenders Bob Njagi and Nick Oyoo: https://www.amnestykenya.org/petition-free-bob-njagi-and-nicholas-oyoo/…
Nairobi, 13 October 2025: Amnesty International Kenya extends its warm congratulations to Claris Ogangah for her appointment as the fifth Chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. Her approval by the National Assembly in September and subsequent appointment by President William Ruto on 2 October 2025 marks a pivotal moment for Kenya’s human…
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Nairobi, 6 October 2025: Six days since the abduction of Kenyan human rights defenders Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo in Kampala, their whereabouts remain unknown. The Law Society of Kenya (LSK), Vocal Africa, and Amnesty International Kenya express deep concern that, despite public outrage and ongoing diplomatic engagement, the two remain held incommunicado, a blatant…
Nairobi, 2 October 2025: Amnesty International Kenya warmly congratulates software developer and civic tech advocate Rose Njeri on her inclusion in the 2025 TIME100 Next Leaders list, a global recognition of emerging leaders shaping the future. Rose’s innovative digital platform, which empowered Kenyans to comment on the 2025 Finance Bill, demonstrates the power of technology in advancing civic…
Nairobi, October 2 2025: Amnesty International Kenya today releases two critical resources designed to advance privacy rights and strengthen accountability in Kenya’s digital landscape: The 5 Years On: Citizens’ Perspectives on Kenya’s Data Protection Act Implementation study, and the Data Protection Guidelines for Civil Society Organisations, in partnership with the Data Privacy and Governance Society…
Overview Five years after the enactment of the Data Protection Act (DPA) 2019, Amnesty International Kenya has published a landmark report assessing how Kenyans understand and experience their right to privacy. The study, conducted across 10 counties through focus group discussions and key informant interviews, reveals that while the Data Protection Act 2019 established a…
Acting High Commissioner, Uganda High Commission to Kenya, Riverside Paddocks, Riverside Lane, Nairobi Nairobi, 2 October 2025 Dear Chargé d’affaires and Actg., High Commissioner H.E AMB. Eunice Kigenyi RE: OPEN LETTER ON THE ABDUCTION OF KENYAN BOB NJAGI AND NICHOLAS OYOO The Law Society of Kenya, Vocal Africa, and Amnesty International Kenya strongly condemn the…
Nairobi, 21 September 2024: Fellow activists, friends, and defenders of human rights. Today, we stand here as fellow Kenyans outraged by the ongoing tragedy in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Livestreamed into all our homes, we are witnessing the staggering loss of Palestinian lives and a relentless assault on the universal values that bind…