The wife of Uganda veteran politician, Dr Kizza Besigye on Wednesday, November 27 revealed details of Besigye’s abduction in ...

Besigye was arrested in Kenya and taken across the border to a Ugandan military jail, according to his wife, Winnie Byanyima, ...

The Kenyan Government has refuted claims that it was involved in the abduction of Ugandan politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been charged with possession of an illegal firearm after ...

Veteran Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court in Kampala on Wednesday, accused of seeking to ...

“It’s the Government of Uganda which arrested Dr Besigye. The government of Uganda worked with the government of Kenya to have him arrested,” Dr Baryomusi disclosed, adding: “Following his ...

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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 critic ...

Kizza Besigye, a fierce critic of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and once his personal doctor, has faced arrest and assault on previous occasions. He has contested and lost four presidential ...

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

Kizza Besigye is a longtime critic of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni - Copyright ANP/AFP Peter Dejong Kizza Besigye is a longtime critic of Ugandan President ...