Rights Groups Say Kenya Abetting Abduction of Foreign Dissidents

Foreign dissidents have been snatched in Kenya for rendition
Human rights group slams ‘trend of transnational repression’

Kizza Besigye in the dock at the Makindye Martial Court in Kampala, on Nov. 20.Photographer: Badru Katumba/AFP/Getty Images

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By Helen Nyambura

November 21, 2024 at 9:54 AM UTC

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Human rights groups accused Kenya of a “pattern” of collaborating with foreign powers over the rendition of political opponents, after a Ugandan opposition leader was taken last week.

Kizza Besigye was seized on Nov. 16 while visiting Nairobi, the capital, and was transported to a jail in Uganda, according to his wife, Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of UNAIDS.