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

Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court in Kampala on Wednesday, his lawyer said, after ...

“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 ...

They were then deported to Uganda, where they were indicted on charges related to “terrorism”. Besigye has been arrested numerous times over the years. He was once Museveni’s personal doctor ...

Dr Besigye’s claim was predictably rejected by Brig Mugabe’s team, insisting they have the jurisdiction to try civilians under the Uganda People’s Defence (UPDF) Act. Dr Besigye is a veteran ...

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 ...

The police and foreign ministries of Kenya and Uganda did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Ugandan military said it would make a statement later in the day. Besigye — a ...

Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been arrested multiple times, pepper-sprayed, faced spurious charges of ...

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 ...

Besigye, 68, was the trusted personal physician to Museveni during the bush war in Uganda from 1980 to 1986 that led to the overthrow of president Milton Obote, and he went on to hold several ...