Besigye detention derails opposition’s plan for 2026 polls

Kizza Besigye

Uganda’s veteran opposition politician, retired colonel Dr Kizza Besigye, stands in the steel dock at the General Court Martial at Makindye, Kampala on November 20, 2024. 

Photo credit: Reuters

By  Luke Anami

Correspondent in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

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