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NBS: Allegations of a plan to end the life of jailed former FDC presidential candidate, Dr. Col. Kiiza Besigye persist each time people visit him in Uganda’s  Luzira prison. Prison authorities however dismiss the allegations as baseless, and explain why. Share on: WhatsApp

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye should be tried for treason in court and not a high security prison as the prosecution had requested,  a Kampala court ruled on Wednesday. Besigye, who claimed fraud after coming second in February’s presidential election, was arrested last month for …

Former FDC Uganda presidential candidate Kizza Besigye’s lawyers have stormed out of court after their client made a no show for the mention of his case. The state failed to produce the Uganda opposition leader who currently incarcerated at Luzira prison on treason charges, arguing there was an eminent security …

Former FDC presidential flag bearer Rtd. Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye was this morning May 18, 2016 summarily charged with treason by the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court and remanded back to Luzira Prison. NBS Video news clip Share on: WhatsApp

Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) party officials will appear at the Special Investigations Department tomorrow to record statements in relation to the video that showed former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye swearing in. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga said FDC party officials Wafula Oguttu, Geoffrey  Ekanya and Wasswa Birigwa were to appear …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was charged with treason Friday at a court in the north-eastern Karamoja region where he was taken after his latest arrest, his lawyers said. Besigye has disputed President Yoweri Museveni’s victory in February’s election and has been under house arrest …

By Rosebell Kagumire It was a teary reunion as Florence Nakyanzi met her 17-year-old son just over eight years since he was taken from their home in Kikonda village, Kibale district. For Irumba Bushobozi, Nakyanzis son, it was ray of light on his long way back home. Nakyanzi, a widow …