Concern as EAC states morph into a coalition of rights abusers

President William Ruto and his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu during the funeral service of the late President Hage Geingob held at Independence Stadium in Windhoek, Namibia. [PCS]

The disappearance of activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo in Uganda, amid claims of  abduction, has sparked fears of possible collusion between East African member state officials to stifle dissent.

According to witnesses, the two activists from the Free Kenya Movement were taken by unknown people on Wednesday after attending a rally by Ugandan opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, more famous as Bobi Wine, President Yoweri Museveni’s strongest challenger in elections planned for next year.