Jailed veteran opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye, and his lawyer Erias Lukwago have been rushed from Luzira prison to medical facilities, following a deterioration of their health conditions. According to a statement released by their, party, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), following a rapid and severe deterioration in his health condition, Besigye was on […]
The Executive Director of The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and wife of jailed opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, Dr Winnie Byanyima, has decried his return to the prison cells despite his weak state. In a post on her X account on Monday, Dr Byanyima who expressed her anger and hurt at the […]
The Executive Director of The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and wife of jailed opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, Dr Winnie Byanyima, has revealed that he is conscious but remains very weak and unable to speak following his collapse at the High Court at the beginning of his treason trial. While addressing journalists […]
Adam Ampa Besigye, son to veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, has appealed to President Yoweri Museveni and the Chief of Defence Forces Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to show mercy, compassion, and humanity to his detained father and grant him his freedom. In an open letter shared on his social media […]
There was a moment of tension at the High Court during the opening of the treason trial, against veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale, when Besigye collapsed inside the courtroom while protesting a decision by the court to compel him to be represented by state-appointed lawyers. The incident occurred […]
The presiding judge in the hearing of the treason case against veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, and his co accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, Justice Emmanuel Baguma has ordered to the director of the Judiciary’s criminal division, to provide state lawyers for the duo to enable commencement of their trial. On Monday, following their arraignment […]
Veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, and his co accused Hajji Obeid Lutale have raised concern on receiving a fair trial after his defense team being targeted. Besigye voiced the concerns before the High Court on Tuesday, shortly after Justice Emmanuel Baguma declined to temporarily stay proceedings in his human rights application against Chief of […]
The Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) and Senior Presidential Advisor on Defence, Gen. (Rtd) Caleb Akandwanaho, commonly known as Gen. Salim Saleh, has urged the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to brief the Justice Minister Nobert Mao, on the recent arrest of former Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, who is facing […]
The lead counsel for veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulega, Kenyan Senior Counsel, Martha Karua has been blocked from entering Uganda at Entebbe International Airport, to defend her fellow defence counsel Erias Lukwago, as he seeks bail today in his misprision of treason case. According to the Uganda […]
The Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court has charged the former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, with misprision of treason. The acting president of People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party, Lukwago who was initially dumped by security operatives at Kira Road Police Station, was charged alongside Frank Kihehere, Joel Wakayima, Dr Kizza Besigye , Hajji Obeid Lutale […]
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