The High Court in Kampala has ordered the Ugandan government to produce two Kenyan nationals, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who have allegedly been detained illegally at Mbuya Military Barracks for more than two weeks.
The government must present them in court by 8am on Wednesday, with warnings of consequences for officials who fail to comply.
Human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza, representing the duo, said the continued detention violates both Ugandan and international law.
“They are still at military detention at Mbuya. Mbuya is refusing to release them and not cooperating with government lawyers. This is outright impunity,” Kiiza said.
Government representatives were required to explain in court why the two Kenyans had not yet been produced, despite an earlier order that demanded their presentation.
“They have failed to give a convincing reply or any accountability. Court has given them the final chance to do so within 24 hours,” Kiiza added.
The directive follows mounting public and diplomatic pressure on Uganda to respect human rights obligations and ensure due process for foreign nationals detained within its borders.
On October 14, 2025, Justice Simon Peter Kinobe ordered the government to produce Njagi and Oyoo in court within seven days or explain their whereabouts.
The two men were last seen on October 2, 2025, in Kireka, where they were allegedly abducted. Since then, there has been no communication, and their phones have remained switched off.
Family members and civil society organisations suspect abduction and accuse security agencies of remaining silent.
In response to the court, the state said that despite deploying investigative teams, no credible leads have been found regarding the duo’s whereabouts.
The Office of the Attorney General, representing the government, is expected to make formal submissions on Wednesday.
Human rights organisations have condemned what they describe as a pattern of enforced disappearances, particularly targeting outspoken members of civil society and opposition-linked activists.
Tuesday’s court session will determine whether further orders will be issued or if state officers will be held in contempt for failing to comply with the production directive.
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