Tag Archives: Besigye

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The State has asked the High Court to find lawyer Eron Kiiza guilty of contempt of court over social media posts about a prosecution witness in the ongoing treason trial involving Dr. Kizza Besigye and two others, arguing that the publications could prejudice the proceedings …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Jailed opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale, have asked the High Court to allow them to serve Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba through substituted service after efforts to personally deliver court documents allegedly failed. The application, filed …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A group of 18 Ugandan lawyers has asked the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to suspend the treason trial of opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajj Obeid Lutale, arguing that the prosecution proceeded despite unresolved concerns over the accused’s constitutional right to …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Opposition politician and retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Mulago National Referral Hospital after collapsing during court proceedings on Wednesday. Sources close to family members caring for him said his condition remained worrying as of Friday evening. However, …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN |  Calls for accountability after the reported collapse of opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye during his treason trial has intensified, with the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) demanding that the government, the judiciary and the Uganda Prisons Service explain the circumstances surrounding the incident and …

  Besigye collapses in court as he protests Judge Baguma decision for Trial to Proceed After Courtroom Outburst Over Legal Representation   Kampala, Uganda | URN & THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Kizza Besigye has been rushed to hospital after he collapsed this afternoon in court. Reports indicate he was rushed to …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has revealed that it dismissed a complaint filed by jailed opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye against High Court Judge Justice Emmanuel Baguma, saying it did not meet the commission’s admissibility threshold. Speaking to journalists  after the launch of the Commission’s …

  Kenyan constitutional lawyer and veteran politician Martha Karua embraced the brief to defend Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye after his abduction from Nairobi in November 2024. Nearly two years later, she finds herself barred from entering Uganda, in a legal and political saga that is testing the boundaries of justice, …

Besigye Lawyers Demand Martha Karua’s Immediate Release Entebbe, Uganda | URN | Lawyers representing opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye have demanded the immediate release of Kenyan lawyer and politician Martha Karua, alleging that she is being held incommunicado at Entebbe International Airport and faces an imminent deportation to Kenya. In …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The denial of bail to former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has reignited debate over whether Uganda’s courts are living up to their constitutional duty to protect personal liberty. One of Dr Besigye’s lawyers, Abubaker Sekanjako, argues that the judiciary is increasingly retreating from its …