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Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Besigye’s health is failing, his party says
Besigye was urgently moved from Luzira Prison to a Kampala medical facility amid critical health decline, with his party demanding full medical access and accountability.
- On Tuesday, Kizza Besigye was driven overnight to a medical facility in Kampala, transferred under heavy security to a clinic at Bugolobi Village Mall.
- Detained on treason charges, Besigye's legal team and supporters say the accusations are politically motivated, while the People's Front for Freedom said his health `has reached a critical and deteriorating state` and demanded unrestricted access by his personal doctors and family.
- Reports from late 2025 described Besigye as frail and often using a wheelchair, but Frank Baine, spokesman for Uganda's prison system, denied failing health, calling it `a general checkup`.
- Winnie Byanyima will address the media this morning as the People's Front for Freedom urges the Ugandan government and prison authorities to act and calls supporters to remain vigilant amid Besigye's declining health.
- On Saturday, the election returned President Yoweri Museveni to office with 71.6%, while Bobi Wine rejected the results as fake amid constitutional changes removing term limits.
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Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Besigye's health is failing, his party says
The health of jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is failing, his party says, after he was driven overnight to a medical facility in the capital of Kampala.
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Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in critical condition, party says
Uganda’s opposition says detained veteran dissident Kizza Besigye was rushed from Luzira Prison to a Kampala medical facility under heavy security as his health deteriorates.
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PFF Raises Alarm As Besigye Is Rushed To Hospital In Critical Condition
By Spy Uganda Fresh concern has emerged over the health of veteran opposition figure Col (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye after his party announced that he was rushed to a medical facility overnight following a reported sharp deterioration in his condition. The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) said on Tuesday morning that Besigye was transferred from…
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