He ordered Besigye’s immediate release. Without challenging the rulings of the High Court, Gen Elly Tumwine, then the Chairperson of the Court Martial, continued with the trial. Even when the ...

Justice Katutsi, accordingly, ordered Besigye’s immediate release. Without challenging the rulings of the High Court, Gen Elly Tumwine, then the chairperson of the Court Martial, continued with ...

The United States has called for clarity regarding the circumstances surrounding the abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye in Nairobi and his forceful return to Uganda. The State ...

Nairobi — President Museveni's Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi has said Uganda reached out to the Kenyan government to facilitate the arrest of Kizza Besigye. In an interview with Uganda's ...

Kenya knew about the arrest of Kizza Besigye, the government of Uganda said. He seemed to have been snatched, after Kenya said it had not been involved in his arrest. But Uganda said it could not ...

Kizza Besigye, who has been held incommunicado for days, waved to his supporters as he arrived at the military court [AFP] Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has appeared before a ...

Dr Kizza Besigye's wife, Winnie Byanyima, says he has not owned a gun in the last 20 years. Byanyima, who is also the executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS ...

KAMPALA, Nov 25 (Reuters) - The wife of Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has said she does not expect him to get a fair trial after he was detained in neighbouring Kenya, brought home ...

Abducted in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, Uganda’s veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye and his friend Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya are facing trial in a military court, a practice used by the Museveni ...