President Yoweri Museveni has claimed that two recently freed Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, were arrested in Uganda for allegedly planning to train youths in riot tactics during their visit to Jinja for the National Unity Platform (NUP) manifesto launch.

Museveni said intelligence reports indicated the pair had entered Uganda to collaborate with the opposition in subversive activities. He revealed that their release followed direct intervention by Kenyan authorities. Museveni warned foreign actors supporting unrest in Uganda that their efforts would fail, accusing them of funding local youths to incite protests similar to those seen after the arrest of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi.

He cautioned that any attempts to destabilize the country would be met with strong security responses, while reiterating that peaceful demonstrations were acceptable provided they did not result in violence or property damage.