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Music Besigye on Hunger Strike Over Detention, Parliament Told
Sam Ibanda Mugabi . 2025-02-11 17:12:58
Besigye on Hunger Strike Over Detention, Parliament Told

Music Buganda Road: 'Besigye Declined to Appear in Court'
Dan Ayebare . 2025-02-11 12:14:47
Buganda Road: 'Besigye Declined to Appear in Court'
Buganda Road: 'Besigye Declined to Appear in Court'

In a handwritten letter, which Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko promised to share with the defence team after the court session, Besigye stated that he did not wish to attend the hearing.


Music Legal Experts Feel Attorney General Is Creating Long Walk To Freedom
Victoria Bagaaya . 2025-02-05 20:04:38
Legal Experts Feel Attorney General Is Creating Long Walk To Freedom
Legal Experts Feel Attorney General Is Creating Long Walk To Freedom

In a case filed as Miscellaneous Case No. 31, Besigye’s legal team has demanded that both Attorney General Kiwanuka and Uganda Prisons Chief Johnson Byabasaija appear before the Supreme Court to explain the continued detention of the accused.


Music Besigye’s Lawyers Petition Court Over Continued Detention
Josephine Namakumbi . 2025-02-05 13:32:03
Besigye’s Lawyers Petition Court Over Continued Detention
Besigye’s Lawyers Petition Court Over Continued Detention

The legal team, led by Kenyan senior counsel Martha Karua and Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, also wants the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Prisons to be summoned to explain the legal basis for keeping Besigye and Lutale in prison despite the ruling that annulled military court proceedings against civilians.


Music Muhoozi Declares Besigye's Fate: 'In Coffin or on His Knees'
Jacobs Seaman Odongo . 2025-02-03 18:18:41
Muhoozi Declares Besigye's Fate: 'In Coffin or on His Knees'
Muhoozi Declares Besigye's Fate: 'In Coffin or on His Knees'

In 2022, President Museveni remarked that he had named his son ‘Muhoozi,’ a name he said meant “Avenger,” signaling that anyone who hurts him (Museveni) would face his son’s wrath.


Music Besigye No-Show As Military Court Halts Civilian Trials
Shamim Nabakooza . 2025-02-03 10:11:33
Besigye No-Show As Military Court Halts Civilian Trials
Besigye No-Show As Military Court Halts Civilian Trials

The ruling, delivered on January 31, marked a significant victory for human rights defenders who have long criticized the military court’s role in prosecuting civilians.


Music Museveni Holds Back-to-Back Talks With US, UK Envoys Over M23, Besigye
NP admin . 2025-01-27 22:47:09
Museveni Holds Back-to-Back Talks With US, UK Envoys Over M23, Besigye
Museveni Holds Back-to-Back Talks With US, UK Envoys Over M23, Besigye

The meetings, attended by Uganda's Permanent Representative to the UN, Adonia Ayebare, sparked speculation regarding the key topics discussed, including the ongoing M23 insurgency in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the suspension of US AID, and the controversial military trial of opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye.


Music Supreme Court Sets January 31 for Landmark Ruling on Civilians in Military Courts
Bridget Nsimenta . 2025-01-24 18:20:13
Supreme Court Sets January 31 for Landmark Ruling on Civilians in Military Courts
Supreme Court Sets January 31 for Landmark Ruling on Civilians in Military Courts

This long-awaited decision stems from a 2021 appeal filed by the Attorney General after the Constitutional Court declared the trial of civilians in the General Court Martial unconstitutional.


Music Human Rights Committee Mps Visit Luzira to Assess Dr. Besigye’s Welfare
Ramson Muhairwe . 2025-01-24 14:23:05
Human Rights Committee Mps Visit Luzira to Assess Dr. Besigye’s Welfare
Human Rights Committee Mps Visit Luzira to Assess Dr. Besigye’s Welfare

I have consulted with the chairperson of the Committee on Human Rights. Let the committee visit Dr. Besigye tomorrow and prepare a report to be presented on Tuesday, so that during the debate on the government’s statement, we can also discuss the committee’s findings


Music Prisons Tells Off FDC Officials on Besigye Visit
Kenneth Kazibwe . 2025-01-20 11:06:20
Prisons Tells Off FDC Officials on Besigye Visit

Music Associates slam restrictions on Besigye’s prison life
Kenneth Kazibwe . 2025-01-18 08:20:37
Associates slam restrictions on Besigye’s prison life
Associates slam restrictions on Besigye’s prison life

Deputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura said Dr.Kizza Besigye has been stopped from physically meeting his vistors but rather speak through a phone booth.


Music Byanyima to Muhoozi: I will honorably bury Besigye, a true Ugandan,African hero
Muhamadi Matovu . 2025-01-17 15:59:37
Byanyima to Muhoozi: I will honorably bury Besigye, a true Ugandan,African hero
Byanyima to Muhoozi: I will honorably bury Besigye, a true Ugandan,African hero

I do not expect justice. I will watch this travesty of justice at the sham military court, and I will attend the hanging you have planned. When you are done, I will honour and bury a true hero of Uganda and Africa,” she said, ending her statement with the rallying cry


Music Court Martial Insists No Need for Constitutional Review in Besigye Decisions
Shamim Nabakooza . 2025-01-14 20:17:51
Court Martial Insists No Need for Constitutional Review in Besigye Decisions
Court Martial Insists No Need for Constitutional Review in Besigye Decisions

In a ruling delivered on Wednesday evening, Brigadier-General Robert Freeman Mugabe, the chairman of the GCM, asserted that his court has the power to try anyone charged with treachery, regardless of whether the alleged offence occurred within or outside Uganda.


Music Treachery Charges Added Against Besigye and Co-Accused in Court Martial Case
Shamim Nabakooza . 2025-01-13 13:15:17
Treachery Charges Added Against Besigye and Co-Accused in Court Martial Case
Treachery Charges Added Against Besigye and Co-Accused in Court Martial Case

The amended charges now include a third defendant, Captain Denis Ola, a serving UPDF officer from the Armoured Brigade, who has been brought into the case, also facing the same charge of treachery.


Music Besigye Team Objects After Solder is Added to Case
Shamim Nabakooza . 2025-01-13 13:03:59
Besigye Team Objects After Solder is Added to Case
Besigye Team Objects After Solder is Added to Case

The military prosecutor, Colonel Raphael Mugisha, started the day by requesting the court to we allow amendment of the charge sheet, adding a one Capt Denis of the Armoured Brigade to the case


Music Court Martial Relaxes its Strictness in Besigye Trial
Shamim Nabakooza . 2025-01-13 09:26:42
Court Martial Relaxes its Strictness in Besigye Trial
Court Martial Relaxes its Strictness in Besigye Trial

The previous session of the court martial was marked by dramatic events when lawyer Eron Kiiza was arrested inside the courtroom.


Music Defence Team Pushes Back After Eron Kiiza Detention by the Court Martial
Shamim Nabakooza . 2025-01-07 13:27:09
Defence Team Pushes Back After Eron Kiiza Detention by the Court Martial
Defence Team Pushes Back After Eron Kiiza Detention by the Court Martial

The dramatic incident ignited a series of exchanges between the defence team and the court, with several key figures questioning the proceedings.