Justice - 12 August 2026
Besigye Discharged From Mulago And Returned To Luzira Custody
Kampala, August 12, 2026 - Opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye was discharged from Mulago National Referral Hospital and returned to Luzira prison custody, according to prison authorities, after earlier hospitalisation linked to his treason trial.
The transfer keeps the high-profile case at the centre of Uganda's political and judicial calendar, with questions still open about fitness for trial, access to counsel and the pace of proceedings.
Investors watching political risk treat the Besigye file as a barometer of opposition space, judicial independence pressures and the tone of state-opposition relations.
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