Missing activist Collins Otieno found dumped along Thika Road, rushed to hospital

Otieno was among several activists who were arrested in Nairobi’s Central Business District on Monday, during protests over the continued detention of long-time Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye.

In an update issued on Saturday, September 26, Vocal Africa Chief Executive Officer Hussein Khalid said Otieno was discovered along Thika Road at about 4:30am.

According to Khalid, a boda boda rider found the activist and took him to Neema Uhai Hospital in the Kasarani area, where he was receiving treatment. 

“Comrade Collins Otieno has been found. He was dumped along Thika Road. A good Samaritan boda boda guy found him around 4.30am and rushed him to hospital. Like comrade Muteti, Collins is disoriented, weak, and injured. He is presently at Neema Uhai Hospital around Kasarani receiving treatment,” Khalid stated.

His recovery comes a day after Muteti was also found alive in the Lukenya area of Machakos following several days of uncertainty over his whereabouts.

Muteti had reportedly disappeared on Monday after leaving fellow protesters in Nairobi’s Central Business District to print a petition. 

Reports indicated that Otieno had gone to report Muteti’s disappearance and help establish where his colleague was before he also reportedly went missing. 

The circumstances surrounding Otieno’s disappearance and how he ended up along Thika Road were not immediately detailed in Khalid’s update.