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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Her lawyer, Prof George Luchiri Wajackoyah, confirmed this citing political persecution by Mr Museveni’s government<\/p>\n

Ugandan academic cum political activist, Dr Stella Nyanzi, has fled to Nairobi, Kenya.<\/p>\n

This was confirmed by her lawyer, Prof George Luchiri Wajackoyah, who cited political persecution by President Yoweri Museveni’s government for the move.<\/p>\n

Dr Nyanzi, a former research fellow at Makerere University who ran for Kampala Woman MP seat in last month\u2019s general election, arrived in Nairobi by bus on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Her lawyer, Prof George Luchiri Wajackoyah, in an interview said she is seeking political asylum in Kenya.<\/p>\n

READ:<\/b><\/p>\n

What next for Dr Stella Nyanzi after losing Kampala Woman MP race?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe abductions and detentions of political actors were getting closer to me, my children have been targets of police trailing, I just left prison in February last year and I don\u2019t want to go back,\u201d Dr Nyanzi told Nation.Africa in a telephone interview.<\/p>\n

She crossed the Uganda-Kenya border \u201cin disguise\u201d to avoid detection by security agents. Her children are also \u201cin a safe house\u201d in Nairobi.<\/p>\n

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate came third in the January 14, 2021 parliamentary elections won by National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate, Shamim Malende.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Her lawyer, Prof George Luchiri Wajackoyah, confirmed this citing political persecution by Mr Museveni’s government Ugandan academic cum political activist, Dr Stella Nyanzi, has fled to Nairobi, Kenya. This was confirmed by her lawyer, Prof George Luchiri Wajackoyah, who cited political persecution by President Yoweri Museveni’s government for the move. 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