Constitutional watchdog: Ugandan novelist Kakwenza released

Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija.

Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija (right) with another man in this photo handed out on January 26, 2022. PHOTO | HANDOUT via DAILY MONITOR

Ugandan satirical author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who is accused of disseminating offensive communication against the First family, has been released, a constitutional watchdog announced Wednesday.

“Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was released this morning and is being taken for medical attention,” the Center for Constitutional Governance (CCG) said in a brief Twitter statement.