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Last week inside Uganda’s courtrooms, justice unfolded in dramatically different ways. In one courtroom, appellate judges confirmed a prison sentence for a man convicted of rape more than a decade ago, bringing a long and painful legal battle to a close for a young woman from Sironko. Across Kampala, prosecutors in the treason-related trial involving opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye …

The High court in Kampala has ordered that the treason trial of veteran opposition politician Rt Col Dr Kizza Besigye proceed within a week, despite objections from the defence that it has not been given sufficient time to prepare. Besigye is jointly charged with his aide, Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya, and Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Capt Denis Oola on …

Post Views: 1 BY kWERONDA ABROSEIN KIGEZIThe Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Onesmas Asiimwe aka Auncle O, has urged the judiciary to expedite the case of Dr. Kizza Besigye, who has been in prison since November 2024 without being released. The Bishop made the remarks today during the second day of the Youth and Students Convention taking …

KAMPALA – The High Court in Kampala trying Rtd Col Kizza Kifefe Besigye, Captain Denis Oola and Obed Lutaale on treason charges is yet to pronounce itself on a contested application by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to conceal the identities of six key witnesses. In that application, the State proposed to be granted an order to use pseudonyms …

Hundreds of supporters of detained Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye held a defiant prayer service inside a Catholic cathedral on Monday, pressing authorities to free him after more than a year without trial on treason charges, as concerns mount over his failing health. The service at Lubaga Cathedral in Kampala was meant to be a holy mass presided over by …

KAMPALA — Winnie Byanyima, the wife of jailed opposition politician Kiiza Besigye and Executive Director of Oxfam International, has emphasized that political differences should be resolved through dialogue rather than negotiations aimed at securing the release of political prisoners. Col (Rtd) Dr. Kiiza Besigye in court last year. (Courtesy photo) Byanyima dismissed reports alleging that she had requested negotiations with …

KAMPALA — Dr. Kizza Besigye, Uganda’s veteran opposition figure, has now spent 432 consecutive days in detention without conviction, as concerns mount over his deteriorating health and the prolonged pretrial confinement that rights advocates say violates fundamental due process protections. Besigye was seized in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 16, 2024, in what the Commonwealth Secretary-General later described as an “extraterritorial …

Male Deogratius 3 seconds ago Latest, National 0 Views Uganda’s veteran opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye remains in a fragile condition despite showing slight improvement, according to his wife Winnie Byanyima, who visited him at Luzira Maximum Security Prison last Friday. In a statement posted on X, Byanyima said Besigye …

In a powerful and emotional statement on Monday, Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS and wife of opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, accused President Yoweri Museveni of weaponizing Uganda’s judiciary to crush political dissent and cling to power. Byanyima’s condemnation followed a Kampala court’s decision to deny bail to Dr. Besigye for a fourth time since his arrest over a …

Kampala– The lawyers representing Col (Rtd) Dr. Kiiza Besigye, his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale and a UPDF soldier Capt. Denis Olaa Oyar have objected the order from the court to have the accused persons take plea on charges of treason. Dr. Kiiza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale in court. (Courtesy photo) On Tuesday morning, High court judge Emmanuel Baguma instructed …