So Sad!! Most Painful & Worst Moments Dr Kizza Besigye Suffered In The Hands Of Museveni’s Gov’t

Winnie Byanyima, the wife of Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, has demanded immediate access to her husband, who is reportedly being held in a military detention facility in Kampala.

“We, his family and his legal team, insist on seeing him,” Byanyima stated on X, questioning the legality of Besigye’s detention in a military rather than a civilian facility.

Byanyima, a respected human rights advocate and the Executive Director of UNAIDS, condemned the detention as unjust and called for her husband’s release.

Dr. Besigye, a former personal physician to President Yoweri Museveni, later became one of Uganda’s most prominent opposition figures. Over the years, he has accused Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, of electoral fraud and running a repressive, authoritarian regime—claims the government has repeatedly denied.

Besigye has faced numerous arrests and violent confrontations with authorities, including being shot in the hand during one incident and suffering eye injuries from being pepper-sprayed during another.

Despite his status as a symbol of resistance for many Ugandans, the government has accused him of inciting violence, leading to several charges against him, including provoking unrest.

His current detention follows an alleged abduction in Nairobi during a book launch, an event that has sparked widespread outcry and calls for greater transparency and respect for Besigye’s human rights.

BBC News has reached out to the Ugandan government for comment but has not received a response.

The incident raises serious concerns about political freedoms and the treatment of opposition figures in Uganda.