{"id":131245,"date":"2024-11-20T16:23:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T16:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ugandan-opposition-politician-kidnapped-and-jailed-his-wife-says"},"modified":"2024-11-20T17:21:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T17:21:07","slug":"ugandan-opposition-politician-kidnapped-and-jailed-his-wife-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ugandan-opposition-politician-kidnapped-and-jailed-his-wife-says","title":{"rendered":"Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped and jailed, his wife says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The wife of prominent Ugandan opposition figure, Kizza Besigye, said on Wednesday he was kidnapped during a book launch in the Kenya on the weekend and has been transferred to a military jail in Kampala.<\/b><\/p>\n

The physician and politician has run and lost against incumbent President Yoweri Museveni in four presidential polls since 1986, although he has rejected the results, alleging fraud and voter intimidation.<\/p>\n

In a post on X, Besigye\u2019s wife, Winnie Byanyima, who is executive director of UNAIDS, called for his immediate release and said his family and lawyers demanded to see him.<\/p>\n

She also questioned why he was being in an army facility saying he was not a soldier.<\/p>\n

One of his lawyers has since confirmed Besigye\u2019s detention, saying his client was expected to appear in a military court for an initial hearing later on Wednesday<\/p>\n

Several of his supporters and party officials gathered at Makindye barracks in Kampala, in anticipation of his appearance.<\/p>\n

Besigye, who has been arrested dozens of times before, was Museveni\u2019s personal doctor in the 1980s when the now-president was still a rebel leader.<\/p>\n

He has since become a vocal critic of the president\u2019s authoritarian rule and has faced numerous legal battles over his criticism of Museveni and his policies.<\/p>\n

Museveni’s government has been accused of repeated human rights violations against opposition leaders and supporters, accusations it has denied.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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