Several activists, including Julius Kamau and Collins Otieno, were arrested in Nairobi’s Central Business District on Monday, September 21, while protesting the continued detention of Ugandan opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye.

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The activists were demanding Besigye’s release and calling on the Kenyan government to explain how he was transferred from Kenya to Uganda after reportedly disappearing from Nairobi in November 2024.

The protesters also called for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Besigye’s transfer, including the possible involvement of Kenyan security officers.

During the protest, the activists urged the President’s Office to respond to a petition they submitted nearly two weeks ago seeking answers over Besigye’s reported movement from Kenyan soil to Uganda.

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Speaking during the protest, the activists accused Kenyan police of committing violations and escaping accountability, while calling for greater protection of citizens’ rights across the East African Community.

“We have seen the Kenyan police act ill and get away with everything,” the activists said, according to remarks made during the demonstration.

They said their petition sought an explanation of how Besigye was arrested in Kenya while in police custody and later taken to Uganda.

“We are part of the East African Community, and we expect Kenya and Uganda to maintain peace and respect the rights of citizens across the region,” one of the activists said.

The planned protest followed reports that Besigye disappeared from Nairobi in November 2024 before appearing in Uganda, where he was initially arraigned before a military court.

The protesters are demanding that Kenyan authorities investigate the circumstances of his transfer and establish whether any security officers participated in the operation.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke