Out Of Context: President Museveni did not meet with Uhuru Kenyatta in November 2025

Claim

A user by the names Babu na Sababu posted a video on X(Twitter) of President Yoweri Museveni meeting with Kenya former President Uhuru Kenyatta. He claimed that the two met to discuss the release of Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo who were held in detention in Uganda for 38 days.

BREAKING! Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has met Uganda President Yoweri Museveni after his intervention and phone call that led to the release of the two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo.
[ Somalia VISA Savula Leaders Kazi Iongee #TheKasarani5 Langata Kante… pic.twitter.com/lJX5tzAn8p

— BABU NA SABABU (@babu_na_sababu) November 11, 2025

Analysis

Two Kenyan nationals Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were arrested in Uganda after attending Presidental candidate Robert Kyagulanyi’s manifesto launch in Jinja on October 1st. The two men who spent 38 days in abduction were released on November 9th to Kenyan authoroties after lengthy diplomatic talks between the two countries. President Uhuru Kenyatta was also instrumental in negotiating for the release of the 2 Kenyans.

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Ex-President Kenyatta was involved in negotiations
Njagi’s family made a direct plea to President Museveni#CitizenWeekend pic.twitter.com/9Ad3Xmb6VB

— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) November 8, 2025

The video posted of President Museveni meeting President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House Uganda is an old video from April 2025 where President Uhuru Kenyatta was invited as a keynote speaker at the second Annual Guild Leaders’ Summit 2025 held at Makerere University, Kampala on Thursday April 24,2025. He later paid a courtoesy visit to President Museveni at State house.

Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta paid me a courtesy call at State House, Entebbe this evening. He was here for the Guild Leaders’ Summit at Makerere University. I was pleased to hear that these students are keen on what the NRM has been preaching: the four principles of… pic.twitter.com/muYybSxuWu

— Yoweri K Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) April 24, 2025

Verdict: Out of context

The video posted is an old video from April 2025 and it was taken out of context to show that President Museveni and Uhuru Kenyatta recently met to discuss the releas of the Kenyan activists that were arrested in Uganda.

Tumwine Edward

Edward Tumwine is a Digital Communications Consultant, Lecturer, and Media Viability Expert with over nine years of experience in media relations, content strategy, and digital communications. He has advised organizations and journalists on media sustainability, new media skills, and leveraging digital tools for impact. Edward currently serves as the Communications Officer at Debunk Media Initiative, where he leads strategic communications to combat misinformation. He also lectures in Multimedia Production at Uganda Christian University’s School of Journalism and Communication.