Bob Njagi: Govt still monitoring our movements after Uganda ordeal
By Nancy Marende, February 12, 2026Activist Bob Njagi has alleged that he and his colleague Nicholas Oyoo continue to face state surveillance following what he describes as a traumatic ordeal in Uganda.
Speaking during an interview with a local TV station on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, Njagi claimed he was subjected to torture while in custody and said the situation has not improved since their release.
“My experience in the hands of the state has been one of torture, and up to now they are still tracking everything we do,” Njagi stated.
Further, he stated that since their release from Uganda, where he says they were abducted, there has been no communication from Kenyan authorities regarding the incident.
“Since our release from Uganda, where we were abducted, there has been no communication from the state,” he added.
Njagi revealed that he and Oyoo have taken legal action against the Ugandan government, filing a case at the East African Court of Justice.
He expressed hope that the move would mark the beginning of accountability and deter similar incidents in the future.
“Together with Nicholas Oyoo, we have taken the initiative to sue the Ugandan government at the East African Court of Justice, hoping it will be a first step toward ending such actions by Uganda,” he said.
The detention
This comes a few months after Bob Njagi recounted harrowing details of his 38-day detention in Uganda, revealing that the military deliberately manipulated food to exert control over him and fellow activist Nicholas Oyoo.
Speaking on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, during an interview with a local TV station, Njagi said he began fasting on October 25 after realising that food was being used as a form of psychological pressure.
“I opted to start fasting on the 25th of October because I realised that they were using food as a weapon. They would sometimes not put sugar in the porridge, so that you could ask for the sugar. I said let me deny myself of all this so that I can be able to focus on prayers, because sometimes you need spiritual intervention,” he said.
Njagi explained that detainees were told the earliest they could be released was after the Ugandan elections in 2026, with no visible signs of imminent freedom. Efforts to secure their release, including habeas corpus petitions, had been dismissed, and both the police and judiciary claimed ignorance of their whereabouts.
“There were people detained inside there, and they had told us that the earliest we could be out was after the Ugandan elections in 2026. And we could see the reality; there was no sign of us getting out. The military had denied they were not with us, the police didn’t know where we were, and the judiciary had had a habeas corpus, which had been dismissed in court. All factors pointed to us not being released soon, so I turned to prayer and fasting, and that worked miracles as well. We are here with you, and above all, I thank God for us being here,” Njagi narrated.