All posts tagged "Kizza Besigye"
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678OP-EDWhen Ugandan elites want the bleeding to mind their manners
In this provocative opinion piece, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija challenges Ugandan public intellectuals who defend torture and unlawful detention, arguing that human rights violations...
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864Big StoryLaw Society warns against Besigye-style treatment in Elwelu case
The lawyers' body has warned against a repeat of alleged procedural irregularities in the Besigye case and called for access to Elwelu...
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575Big StoryULS orders lawyers to boycott Zeija Thanksgiving over judicial independence
In Executive Order RNB No. 14 of 2026, issued Monday, November 2, ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde directed members of the legal profession...
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758Big StoryGen Saleh breaks silence on Besigye matter, reveals what Muhoozi asked him to do
Gen Saleh, who is President Yoweri Museveni’s younger brother and Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), disclosed that he had reconnected...
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2.5KNationalBesigye returned to Luzira as wife insists he is still too weak to recover in prison
Ms Byanyima said she had been with Besigye until about 4:30 p.m. and found him still unable to walk independently, struggling to...
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1.1KCourtULS warns of ‘Opaque E-Justice’ in Besigye-Lutale Court schedule that favours the state
Ssemakadde said the court's directions represent "a troubling acceleration toward opaque e-justice", arguing that imposing strict electronic filing deadlines through the Electronic...
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6.0KBig Story“ECCMIS Used to Ratify Repression” – ULS slams judiciary over denial of bail to Besigye, Lutale
ULS President Ssemakadde condemned the July 8 ruling by High Court Judge Baguma, saying it illustrated the risks of relying on a...
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8.0KBig StoryULS hits back at Museveni over bail, Besigye trial remarks
The legal body argued that Museveni's comments on the pending proceedings against Besigye violated the sub judice rule by publicly discussing the...
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1.2KBig StoryLukwago denied bail in misprision of treason case
While the court found his sureties substantial and accepted his fixed residence, it ruled that the seriousness of the charge and ongoing...
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1.3KBig StoryUganda says Kenyan Lawyer Karua denied entry for being ‘persona non grata’
Karua had travelled to Uganda to attend court proceedings involving former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and to support the legal team...
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1.1KCourtMartha Karua blocked from entering Uganda ahead of Lukwago bail ruling
Ms Karua had travelled to Uganda to join the defence team representing Besigye, Obeid Lutale, and Lukwago, who is expected to return...
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2.5KBig StoryMuhoozi targets Ssenyonyi’s LoP seat in mounted pressure on Opposition figures
In a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, Gen. Muhoozi said he had instructed the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), which...
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2.0KBig StoryMuhoozi says Lukwago to be released to police after ‘wife intervention’
In a series of posts on X on Tuesday, Muhoozi announced that he would hand over Lukwago to police after what he...
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1.7KBig StoryBar vs Bench: Uganda Law Society boycotts judiciary over Lukwago arrest
ULS Vice President Anthony Asiimwe says the arrest of Lukwago goes beyond an attack on an individual lawyer and strikes at the...
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13.9KBig StoryULS demands immediate release of Besigye Lawyer Erias Lukwago from military abduction
In a protest note addressed to Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba Monday afternoon, ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde said Lukwago, who...
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1.3KOP-EDWhere Power Defines Liberty: The Besigye Case
By Wilfred Arinda Nshekantebirwe For twelve uninterrupted months, veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide, Hajj Obeid Lutale, have remained...
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3.6KBig StoryFrom Rebellion to Reconciliation: Inside Col Samson Mande’s return to Museveni’s fold
Kampala, Uganda: Col Samson Mande, once among the most revered commanders of the National Resistance Army (NRA) that fought alongside Yoweri Kaguta...
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Besigye, Lutale snub court again, accuse Justice Baguma of bias
Kampala, Uganda: Veteran Ugandan opposition politician, Rtd Col Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale have once again refused to...
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2.1KNewsGashumba: No real opposition against Museveni in 2026 race
Kampala, Uganda: Prominent media personality and political analyst Frank Gashumba has said there is no real competition President Yoweri Museveni is facing...
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2.0KBig StoryNUP was created by NRM to weaken FDC – Gashumba
Kampala, Uganda: Ugandan businessman and political analyst Frank Gashumba has stirred fresh controversy by alleging that the National Unity Platform (NUP) is...
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1.9KNewsPrisons Service denies inhumane, bedbug torture against Besigye at Luzira
Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has dismissed as false and misleading recent allegations by opposition leaders and family members of...
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2.5KNewsByanyima: Besigye isolated in prison, not allowed to speak to anyone
Kampala, Uganda: Dr. Kizza Besigye is being held in solitary confinement and denied interaction with fellow inmates, according to his wife, Eng....
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3.4KNewsNewly registered PFF party rolls out action plan ahead of 2026 Polls
The People’s Front for Freedom (PPF) emerged from a factional fallout within the FDC, over allegations of financial impropriety at Najjanankumbi, which...
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2.1KNewsChaos at Nakawa Court as Besigye, co-accused Lutale, face new terrorism charges
Kampala, Uganda: Dramatic scenes erupted at the Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning after suspected security operatives clothed in civilian attire...