All posts tagged "Kizza Besigye"
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2.5KBig 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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7.6KBig 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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790Big 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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901Big 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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815CourtMartha 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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1.7KBig 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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1.5KBig 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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1.4KBig 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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13.5KBig 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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1.1KOP-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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3.2KBig 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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1.7KNewsGashumba: 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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1.8KBig 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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1.7KNewsPrisons 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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2.3KNewsByanyima: 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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3.0KNewsNewly 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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1.9KNewsChaos 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...
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2.0KBig StoryBesigye denies signing agreement with NUP, other opposition parties
The former FDC president clarified that Monday's afternoon meeting was just a joint statement on the electoral malpractices in recent byelections and...
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1.1KExclusiveBesigye, Mukaku remanded for inciting violence
Besigye together with former Rubaga South Constituency Parliamentary candidate, Samuel Lubega Mukaku, were remanded by court presided over by Grade One Magistrate...
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1.0KCurrent AffairsBesigye resumes protests, detained at Nagalama police station
According to Onyango, police were forced to tow Besigye’s vehicle registration number, UAK 773K to the Central police station (CPS).
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2.4KOP-EDOPINION: Museveni, Besigye, Mbabazi, Muntu and the Hybrid Politics that Bobi Wine, NUP don’t understand
OP-ED: The elections of 2021 may be too far behind us but many of its components will most likely continue influencing the...
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1.9KCOVID-19Police officer known for tormenting Besigye succumbs to Covid-19
Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Samuel Bamuzibire, a police officer described by many Dr Kizza Besigye activists as a tormentor, has succumbed...
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2.3KOP-EDDr. KIZZA BESIGYE: Uganda’s Covid19 control fiasco!
As a response to a huge upsurge of (2nd Wave) Covid19 infections in Uganda, the NRM/M7 Junta leader, Gen Museveni, issued directives...