Dec 2, 2024 · The mysterious detention of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye while on a visit to Kenya nearly two weeks ago has sparked widespread condemnation and fears of a clandestine exchange of ...

Nov 22, 2024 · To political observers, the arrest of Col (Rtd) Kizza Besigye in Nairobi on Saturday and his trial in a military court on Wednesday came off as no surprise but marked the beginning of a circus rehearsed and played at every beginning of an election cycle.

Nov 20, 2024 · Besigye's wife questioned why he was being held in military jail despite not being a soldier. The wife of well-known opposition politician Kizza Besigye said on Wednesday that her husband had...

Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe (/ ˈ b ɛ s ɪ dʒ i /; born 22 April 1956), commonly known by his nickname Colonel Dr. Kizza Besigye, is a Ugandan physician, politician, and former military officer.

Nov 20, 2024 · Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has appeared before a military court in the capital, Kampala, where he has denied charges that include the illegal possession of firearms and...

Nov 20, 2024 · Prominent Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has appeared in a military court in Kampala after his wife said he had been kidnapped in neighbouring Kenya. Besigye, 68, a doctor and...

Nov 20, 2024 · Besigye was abducted from Nairobi, Kenya, last week and forcibly returned to Uganda. According to reliable sources, who spoke to URN under anonymity due to the matter’s sensitivity, Besigye is currently being held at Makindye …

Nov 21, 2024 · He was on Wednesday escorted by soldiers to a military court in Makindye, where he was greeted by family and throngs of his supporters. The incident has sparked international concern and laid bare the increasingly precarious state of political opposition in the region.

Nov 20, 2024 · THE wife of Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye says he has been kidnapped and is now being held in a military jail. In a post on X, Winnie Byanyima wrote that her husband had been seized in Kenya’s capital Nairobi last Saturday during a book launch event.

Nov 20, 2024 · He is not a soldier. Why is he being held in a military jail?” Byanyima’s post reads. Retired Col Dr Kizza Besigye in Court. Veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, the four-time presidential candidate was last week kidnapped from Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and forcibly returned to Uganda.