A combination of military and regular police are still surrounded the home of the leader of opposition in Uganda, Dr. Kizza Besigye. By the time our reporters visited Kasangati village, a police vehicle was packed outside the gate of Besigye’s home. Yesterday the police towed Besigye’s vehicle to Kasangati police station only to discover that […]
Police backed by military have blocked Dr. Kiiiza Besigye from leaving his home to go and visit capital radio news reporter Gideon Tugume. Tugume who stays at Gayaza road not too far from Besigye’s home resident Kasangati was shot and injured by security operative last week on Thursday in a scuffle to clear way for […]
The FDC publicist, Wafula Ogutu is blaming the government for persecuting their party president, Kizza Besigye who has been denied his freedoms. According to Ogutu, Besigye can not walk out of his home to go to work as security operatives are always on his gate to refuse him from proceeding to town and it is upon this matter that […]
Parliament has blocked the immediate former minister of state for internal affairs Matia Kasaija from presenting a government statement on what happened on Thursday during FDC party president Dr. Kiiza Besigye’s return. Kasaija was called upon by the government chief whip to present the statement as the minister of internal affairs the order that was opposed by […]
Kenya Airways has apologised to Uganda opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye over failing to fly him to Entebbe Uganda early Thursday morning after he was blocked when he had checked in to come to Uganda on the on KQ 410 airline from Nairobi. The Group Managing Director and CEO of Kenya Airways Titus Naikuni says […]
Government has rejected claims that it blocked the return of FDC leader Dr. Kiiza Besigye from Kenya where he has been receiving treatment. The minister of information and National Guidance Kabakumba Masiko told parliament that Besigye is free to return to Uganda and he will be in the country and time. She said that government […]
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) vice president, Salam Musumba has revealed that the party president, Rt.Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye is set to return back to Uganda on Wednesday morning aboard Kenya airlines. According to the party’s top brass, Besigye is expected to touch down at 9am from the Kenyan capital Nairobi where he has been receiving treatment after he was spread […]
Members of Parliament from the ruling national Resistance Movement party have rejected a demand by the opposition mps to have police officer Arinaitwe Gilbert and Kampala metropolitan regional police commander Kampala Grace Turyagumanawe to be prosecuted for their action during the violent arrest of Forum for Democrat Change President, Dr. Kizza Besigye. The NRM side […]
The 3rd Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs, Hajj Kirunda Kivejinja, on Friday issued a statement on the violent arrest of Forum for Democratic Change president Dr. Kizza Besigye on Thursday which left the opposition leader severely injured and hospitlised in Nairobi. The statement is here in full: On April 27, 2011, Dr. […]
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party members have expressed fear for the life of the party President, Retired Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye in prison. The FDC Vice President Salam Musumba says the prisons of Uganda are fond of torturing the suspects and some prisoners have died in prisons due to torture. She also doubts […]