Kizza Besigye - Wikipedia
Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe (/ ˈbɛsɪdʒi /; born 22 April 1956), known as Colonel Dr. Kizza Besigye, is a Ugandan physician, politician, and former military officer of the Uganda People's Defence Force.
Opposition figure Besigye to face death penalty over treachery …
1 day ago · Kizza Besigye, Uganda's veteran opposition figure, standing in the dock at the Makindye Martial Court in Kampala, Uganda, on November 20, 2024. His trial is scheduled to resume on January 22.
Ugandan military court rules it can try opposition figure on …
1 day ago · KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A prominent opposition figure in Uganda will stand trial on the serious charge of treachery, a military court ruled Tuesday, escalating the legal trouble Kizza Besigye faces ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026. Treachery carries the death penalty for those convicted.
Why Besigye was 'abducted' in Nairobi, remanded in Kampala
Nov 20, 2024 · Veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his 'comrade' Hajj Obeid Lutale have been remanded to Luzira prison on charges of offences relating to security, illegal possession of two...
Kizza Besigye: What we know about Ugandan opposition leader's …
Dec 2, 2024 · Kizza Besigye says he should not be tried in a military tribunal as he is a civilian The mysterious detention of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye while on a visit to Kenya nearly two weeks ...
Uganda: Court Martial Orders Besigye to Take Plea After …
1 day ago · The General Court Martial in Makindye has directed Dr Kizza Besigye to take a plea, dismissing all objections raised by his defence team regarding the trial's legitimacy. The defence, led by ...
Ugandan opposition figure appears before a military court at …
Nov 20, 2024 · Kizza Besigye, a fierce critic of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and once his personal doctor, has faced arrest and assault on previous occasions. He has contested and lost four presidential elections.
Kizza Besigye 'kidnapping': Ugandan opposition taken to military …
Nov 20, 2024 · Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has appeared before a military court in the capital, Kampala, where he has denied charges that include the illegal possession of firearms and...
Uganda’s Kizza Besigye ‘kidnapped’ in Kenya, taken to military court
Nov 20, 2024 · Prominent Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has appeared in a military court in Kampala after his wife said he had been kidnapped in neighbouring Kenya.
Prominent Uganda opposition figure kidnapped and jailed
Nov 20, 2024 · The wife of well-known opposition politician Kizza Besigye said on Wednesday that her husband had been kidnapped in Kenya and was now in jail in Uganda.