Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has admitted that two Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, were arrested and held by Ugandan security agents. after missing for more than five weeks in Uganda.

According to reports, Njagi and Oyoo were last seen in October being forced into a vehicle by masked men after attending a political event in support of Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine.

Until their release on Saturday, Ugandan authorities had denied any involvement or knowledge of their whereabouts.

During a televised interview on Saturday, Museveni admitted that the men were detained, describing them as “experts in riots” who were “put in the fridge for some days.”

The president accused them of interfering in Uganda’s internal affairs and warned against foreign involvement in regional unrest. “The ones who are doing that game here in Uganda will end up badly,” he said.

The 81-year-old President, who has ruled Uganda for nearly four decades and plans to contest next year’s election, said the activists were released after appeals from unnamed Kenyan leaders.