Tag Archives: Kizza Besigye

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale on Wednesday suffered yet another setback in their bid to terminate treason proceedings against them. That followed the second ruling by the High Court Criminal Division Judge Emmanuel Baguma, which dismissed an application they had filed seeking to …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has condemned President Yoweri Museveni over comments he made about Dr. Kizza Besigye’s ongoing treason trial and his renewed proposal to abolish bail, saying the remarks amount to executive interference in the administration of justice. In a televised national address …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Jailed opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye has told the High Court in Kampala that he nearly died while on a hunger strike during his prolonged detention, as he opposed the hearing of his bail application in the absence of his lawyers, arguing that his constitutional …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Martha Karua, the lead lawyer in the trial of Dr. Kizza Besigye and co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, has asked the High Court Criminal Division in Kampala to intervene to challenge her recent deportation from Uganda. She says her deportation from Uganda and exclusion from representing retired Colonel …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajj Obeid Lutale, have told the High Court that they will not abandon their preferred legal team led by Kenyan Senior Counsel Martha Karua and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, arguing that any attempt to force …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale, have filed an application with the High Court Criminal Division, seeking a declaration that their constitutional rights were violated by the deportation of their lead lawyer, Martha Karua. The application, filed under the Human Rights (Enforcement) …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Jailed opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale have filed a fresh application before the High Court Criminal Division seeking the termination of criminal proceedings against them in a treason-related case. The duo is citing alleged grave violations of their constitutional rights, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The prosecution in the treason case against veteran opposition politician Kizza Besigye has accused him and his co-accused of threatening state witnesses, as the hearing continues on an application seeking to conceal the identities of prosecution witnesses. The allegations emerged on Wednesday during the cross-examination of …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court Criminal Division in Kampala has adjourned the treason case against opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye, Obeid Lutale, and Captain Denis Oola to May 6th and 10th, 2026, for the continuation of cross-examination of Chief State Attorney Joseph Kyomuhendo. The proceedings, presided over …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A dispute over delayed evidence disclosure and an application by the prosecution to conceal the identities of key witnesses dominated proceedings in the treason case involving jailed opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye at the High Court Criminal Division on Thursday. During the session before Justice …