An open letter regarding Dr. Kizza Besigye’s deteriorating health condition

Dear Sirs,

Whoever that is in-charge, who has an ear and who actually cares. This one is for you(!).

The time is to act now. The time isn’t to act tomorrow. The movement of the treason charges from the General Court Martial to a civilian court is futile now. Now that the keeping Dr. Kizza Besigye behind bars is life threatening. Now, isn’t the time to let him linger and keep him detained.

No, now is the time to act. If someone feels any remorse, guilt or any concern for the life of Dr. Kizza Besigye. Now is the time to come to his aide. It isn’t time to let him linger or stay behind bars. This punitive punishment isn’t only assuring his possible demise.

As his body is in critical condition, his body needs proper medical treatment and not more time behind bars at Luzira Maximum Prison. Since the latest reports is that he has been swiftly driven away from the “The Clinic” and has been returned to Luzira. After being in critical condition earlier today.

That just means his signs are worsening. That what we saw in the video-footage from Buganda Road Magistrate Court only has become more dire. The state isn’t caring or really concerned about his well being. As they are allowing him to deteriorate and lose all of his energy. They are tearing him down and destroying him completely from within. That’s what the state is doing to him and we are all hearing the reports.

The state is not only heartless, but without soul doing this. Instead of taking care of their prisoner. They are torturing him more by keeping him in this state. This isn’t the act of a state that has any value of life or of dissent. This isn’t the act of a republic that cares or nurtures its citizens. No, this is the tyranny and the dictatorship that Besigye himself has warned everyone about. Exactly why he has fought with peaceful means and within the realm of defiance.

Now hearing his demise and possible destruction. It is just giving me a headache. A hero and a man of honour is treated this way. A man who has fought for others and stood by their side. No, people have to come to his aide. Now people have to come and fight for Besigye. Besigye needs the people and needs the leaders to stand up for him.

Right now… the life of Dr. Kizza Besigye is in danger. His life is on the line. The Prison Services and the Authorities don’t mind his frail state. They don’t mind to endanger him and possibly “kill” him. No, they are bashing it and following orders doing it. That’s who they are and they are making it happen.

Dr. Kizza Besigye doesn’t only need PRAYERS, but he NEEDS ACTION. HE NEEDS PROPER MEDICAL FACILITIES AND HEALTH CARE. The freedom fighter, activists and opposition leader needs HELP right now. What he doesn’t need is to be another night behind bars at Luzira. They want him for more than 90 days and we don’t know how long they are willing to prolong the agony. However, we know the authorities doesn’t care and that shows.

It is a travesty and a tragedy. Dr. Kizza Besigye deserves to be treated as a human being and that’s clearly to much to ask from the National Resistance Movement (NRM).

Best Regards

The Writer of Minbane

Dr. Kizza Besigye is in critical condition [and been behind bars for 89 days on the 16th February 2025]

Our leader Kizza Besigye remains admitted at a private clinic in Bugolobi. The clinic is surrounded by military, police & Prisons. Photo is the Ambulance that delivered Besigye at the Clinic. PRAY FOR BESIGYE to pull through. Mr. Museveni & his son Muhoozi want to silence KB” (Roland Muhinda, 16.02.2025).

I have spoken to medic at a private clinic where our leader was admitted this evening. The medic told me Besigye is ‘physically weak’ and his condition is ‘worrying and unstable’. He said their duty is to stabilise him to the best of their abilities. ‘The rest we leave to God’!” (Roland Muhinda, 16.02.2025).

The latest news regarding Dr. Kizza Besigye is horrific. It is damaging my calm. The knowledge that his in critical condition and is in life danger. All after the prolonged detention in Luzira Maximum Prison and having a case pending at the Makindye General Court Martial, which has kept him detained and where they have made-up charges to keep there as a civilian. Therefore, the recent news is devastating.

Besigye life is on the line. There is nothing to shadow this or such. A body that is fatigued and in dire need of medical treatment. Some of us has called for it for a while now. Nevertheless, the authorities, the Prison Services and whatnot hasn’t done that for him as a prisoner. This is the utter failure of the state and they have caused him this harm under their watch. They followed him and saw how he was frail. The state knew he was getting weaker and losing energy. Still, they kept him there and let him lose his bodily functions.

This is all on the watch of the state. It just shows what sort of character the state is operating under. This is how it values life and what sort of treatment that is acceptable behind bars. They are accepting and validating this sort of treatment of prisoners. Besigye have been allowed to be treated in this manner and it became life threatening. That’s when they acted in haste and not before he was losing it.

It is just despicable… and disgraceful. This is what the state did to one of its own. It is a sign of how the state values their own and what it is willing to do to them. Besigye has been a voice of reason, a freedom fighter and a man of an unfinished revolution. That’s why people look up to him and his known for his resilience. Nevertheless, his body is fragile and ageing too. His not a young one anymore, but an ageing man. A man who cannot manage as much as he could when he was younger. Therefore, this whole situation is damaging him and the system surrounding him.

That he was just moved to a “The Clinic” in Bugolobi from Luzira with a heavy security deployment. It only shows how the state uses its resources and how it is has no humane treatment of its prisoners. When they are letting someone like Besigye get more and more sick. They must have seen it for days on end and now when it goes really bad. They suddenly moves and hope they can patch the hurt.

I am worried and so are many others. It hurts to write this. It really do. Besigye is a hero and a man of his words. This is just showing what the junta does to its citizens. This is who the NRM is and what it does to their foes. It shouldn’t be like this, but this is on their watch. Peace.

Opinion: The August House cannot discuss the old man anymore

“(3) A Member shall not impute improper motive to the President or use the name of the President to influence debate.’

“(4) It is out of order to make reference to the conduct of the President, Speaker, Members, the Chief Justice and Judges of the Courts of Judicature in ang amendment, question to a Member or remarks in a debate on a Motion debating with any other subject.”

“(5) It is out of order to impute improper motive to the President or use the name of the President to influence debate” (Amended Rule 72 of Rules of Procedure of Parliament, 2025).

The 11th Parliament is really a sorry state, and the government business is a sad one. They are more into the minor things and not the real problems of the constituents of the members. No, the Parliament are busy praising the President and his every whim. That’s what they are doing and what they are busy deciding.

You would think the August House had some more distressing or concerning things to discuss. The Members of Parliament aren’t allowed to discuss, talk about or participate in debates where they are debating things in a Plenary Sessions.

This is stifling the talk and debate of the MPs. They are now “out of order” if they actively or directly use the Presidents name or his Office. The President is now shielded from accountability and transparency, as the rules of procedures are set in this way. The Parliament are now silencing the critic of the President.

General Museveni and his junta have decided that his name is holy. He is a deity and the most high. That Museveni is the King of Kings, the almighty and the saviour of the Republic. This is what we are seeing here.

Yoweri Tibuhurwa Kaguta Museveni is now someone who you cannot talk about or even mention in the Parliament. If you think that is saving his grace or even salvaging him in public. No, it is only showing what lingering in office does to you and what he directs people to do. He wants peace and doesn’t want scrutiny.

This rule is only cementing … what we already knew and show who they are. President Museveni should understand the sentiment and why his discussed. That’s because his directing and ordering people around. They are all his minions who follows his codes and his whims. That’s why they are there… and this is what the President is and we know.

President Museveni isn’t out of the woods. He is just showing why he isn’t fit for office. He wants to get away with everything and thinks everyone should accept whatever he does. That is who he is and what he does.

Museveni should be debated in the Parliament. As long as his the Commander-in-Chief and His Excellency. As long as his in power. There is a need for checks-and-balances. Museveni needs to be addressed and debated over. As he uses power and sways the instruments of the state whenever he deems fit. Therefore, the Parliament needs to address him and not be blocked from doing so.

This rule is foolish and only fools would bow down to this. It is only bootlickers and people who are in it for a envelope will dance to this tune. The rest should continue to move and know this is where his heart is at. This is who the President is, and he got this amended for a purpose. Because, Museveni wants silence and people nodding to whatever he does. He doesn’t want the opposition to mention his name. Peace.

Besigye behind bars for 87 days [on the 14th of February 2025] and he needs medical treatment, asap!

“A frail-looking Kizza Besigye appears in the dock at Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Court where he is charged alongside Samuel Lubega Mukaaku, after they were arrested in downtown Kampala while demonstrating against high commodity prices in Uganda in 2022. His lawyers, led by Erias Lukwago, have argued that the court proceedings should not continue, when Dr Besigye is in such a state as this amounts to violation of his human right” (Daily Monitor, 14.02.2025).

“Kizza Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate, appears at Buganda Road Court after missing the last hearing due to ill health. He has been on hunger strike for a week. Besigye faces charges linked to a 2022 protest over high commodity prices” (Centenary Radio 88.1 FM Radio, 14.02.2025).

There is no need to address things in the slightest of terms. The video clips and the pictures of Dr. Kizza Besigye appearing at the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Court should worry anyone who has followed the career of the freedom fighter and activist.

Besigye needs the authorities and the state to act on his behalf. The authorities and state has to allow him to get medical treatment. Besigye needs to be relieved from the prison cell and be at a hospital. That’s if the state is worried about the life of Besigye and his well-being. They need to support him and give him help as soon as possible.

At this moment of time. The impunity and the injustice that is served towards Besigye is endangering his life. He is being destroyed and getting into a worser situation. Seeing Besigye like this is just tragic.

Besigye deserves better. He needs help. That’s it! There is nothing else to say. We are all seeing it and we are seeing a state that isn’t concerned about his well-being. That’s why they are doing this to him, and we are seeing the damage done. This is what the state does to him and it’s a reflection of how it oppresses the civilians to stay in power. Peace.

Kawempe North By-Election: Is Ssegirinya’s former PA to run on a “DA” independent ticket?

Alex Muhammed Luswa Luwemba, the former Personal Assistant of the late MP, Muhammed Ssegirinya. The one coming third in the internal nominations to become the successor of Mr. Update from within the National Unity Platform (NUP).

Luswa is reported to now run as an independent and under the wings of the Democratic Allianec of former Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga. That is done as a spiteful chant against the NUP. They are using Luswa as a competition and a voice against Bobi Wine. This is why they would do it.

Meanwhile, Luswa who wasn’t able to get traction and hit the marks within the NUP. We have seen what the NRM did and picked the daughter of a National Vice Chairperson Moses Kigongo, Hajjat Hanifah Karadi. The FDC picked a yellow candidate in a Sadat Mukiibi or Khalifah Aganaga. The NUP themselves picked the former Democratic Party (DP) counsel Erias Nalukoola Luyimbazi. We are seeing all sorts of actions and people fielding themselves for the best self-interest.

That is what Luswa is doing to now. He is just following the others. Because, if he stays in the NUP. He will be a stalwart and not get anywhere. That’s why his possibly jumping ship too. As he isn’t seen as viable or able to get ahead from within. This is where Mpuuga takes him under his wings and ensures his Democratic Alliance (DA) get some spotlight on it ahead of the 2026 elections.

The Kawempe North By-Election is for the NUP to loose. We are seeing the other parties are fielding their candidates. There no alliances or any sort of joint candidacy fielded at this point. Meaning it is a heavy contested seat. The NUP is expected to retain it and it should be an easy ride for them. Though we know the NRM will use their tricks and their might to rig the game. Therefore, never think it will be easy. As this is the show off ahead of the 2026 general election.

Mpuuga wants to look like a kingmaker and be the next in line for greatness in the opposition. He needs to look viable and that his DA is able to create a fuzz. They will be tested here and this is why it helps to the likes of Luswa. He is following the sympathy and picking someone who has been in the ear of Mr. Update. That’s why he does this… and can give him a shot of creating interest there.

The DA won’t win it, but they will make a mess. The DA will cause harm to the NUP and possibly weaken it by using a former ally of the late MP. That is a winning for Mpuuga. Also, possibly give some way to the NRM candidate. This is the ironic part of doing so. Not like the FDC has a chance either.

This is for Nalukoola to lose. He should make it happen and ensure a prolonged NUP reign here. However, we are seeing the play here and it’s obvious. They are here to weaken the NUP and whatever it is doing. NUP could also have picked a more regarded internal candidate, but the EMC has their reasons for doing this.

Let’s see how this one is played out. Regardless, this is what happens when you play these sorts of games. Peace.

Opinion: Muhoozi wishes death on Besigye

“I hear KB is on hunger strike. Can he speed up the hunger strike so that he ends it? Uganda will be much better off without his stain” (…) “KB is a traitor, who never saved anybody in the bush. Nobody! All he has done was plot to kill my family since day one! He is going to pay for it” – General Muhoozi Kainerubaga (13.02.2025)

The ones believing the brute or the first son having any mercy. That ship must have sailed a long time ago. The Commander of the Défense Forces (CDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor, General Muhoozi Kainerubaga is again speaking of death.

Muhoozi is again wanting death on Dr. Kizza Besigye. Just mere days ago he wanted Besigye hanged. Now he hopes he dies in prison. That’s the message the General has for the public to hear. This is the brilliant man that Andrew Mwenda on the regular says is an oracle of wisdom. It is just mere brutality and a man who only has vengeance in his heart.

No one is shocked or in awe when seeing Muhoozi speaking ill of the opposition. We know that Besigye and KaBobi is living rent free in the mind of Muhoozi. Because deep down Muhoozi wishes he had the support and people behind him like he sees this leaders have.

Muhoozi wants to be loved and be a leader of the future. He wants to prove that he has the capability and ability to lead. Nevertheless, we are only seeing a mad man promoted and a brute who uses violence to get ahead. We are not seeing a leader of trust, sincere conscience or even ability to listen to the people. No, he rather kills the ones standing in his way.

Muhoozi trust weaponry and guns. Muhoozi trust the army and the authorities. That’s what he knows and what has given him power. Alas, that is wherein the problem remains too. As he hasn’t the character or the ability to go out of the fatigue.

The General lacks the attitude, self-esteem and personality to win people over. That’s why he needs bootlickers to guide him and make him different. Nevertheless, that is worthless when his brutality and his wishes of death comes out on the regular. When someone thinks his above the law and acts like that. There is little respect or honour to be given to him.

Muhoozi is continuing his path of destroying the opposition. He wants them all dead. The General wishes Besigye dead. A man he wanted to hang. He really wants to see in a casket and gone. That’s what he dreams off and looking forward too.

General Muhoozi is showing his vicious side. This isn’t a narrow side or a little outburst online. It is common part of him, because he releases these ideas on a semi-regular basis. That’s why we know this is who he is and what he believes in. He calls people criminals and bad men, but never comes with any proof. His saying Besigye has tried to ‘kill’ his family, but have no evidence of it. Just like the courts who has charged him for decades too. It is just practice of the first family and he follows the conducts of authorities of the republic. Therefore, we can take that with a grain of salt.

Alas, we are still seeing how detrimental Muhoozi is and what he has become. A man who wishes death and who gets positive energy by the demise of others. If that is your leader, expect more death, murder and torture. This man gets good vibes by seeing other people suffer. That’s who Muhoozi is, and he shows it to us. Peace.

Besigye behind bars for 86 days [on the 13th of February 2025] without proper trial as a civilian… and now on a hunger strike!

“Uganda Prisons Service right now has 79,390 prisoners and they are all entitled to food, shelter, and health. They are also supposed to access justice and Rtd Col Kizza Besigye is one of them. According to him, the people Dr Kizza Besigye trusts are the ones supposed to deliver food. Even in terms of preparation, he sees his food being prepared and accesses his food. I can assure you that if he started a hunger strike, that would be today after the instigation of maybe his lawyers who visited him yesterday but to the best of my knowledge, Dr Kizza Besigye has had all his meals in the past. Even where Dr Kizza Besigye’s health becomes a question, we have been working together with his doctor to make sure that we keep him safe. From 2005 to now, we have had several times with Dr Kizza Besigye, and every time he is with us, we have to make sure he survives” – Uganda Prisons Service Spokesperson Frank Baine (13.02.2025).

This case is just pending. The trial of Dr. Kizza Besigye and all the associates who are behind bars too. The case itself is at the Makindye General Court Martial as a civilian. That is questionable at best.

Now the weapons and treason charges are sidelined, as the opposition leader and activist are hurting behind bars. There is speculation of his health and weakening state. Besigye is becoming older and has had terrible treatment for years. He has stood tall, but his not a young man anymore. His an older fellow who is hurting behind bars. That’s who he is and his a resilient man, but his body could easily get fatigued and weakened without proper treatment. That is just natural…

Besigye should get medical treatment and be in a health care facility before it is too late. There is a need to do so. Now that the lawyers and people representing Besigye says he needs that. The Prison Services and the authorities should allow him to get that and be in reach of health care. That isn’t something the Prison Services are providing or capable of doing. Therefore, if they value the life of Besigye. They should act upon it now before its to late.

This here is worrying, as the state of Besigye is worsening. The letter to court earlier in this week is a reminder of how bad it is. Because Besigye is usually attending the courts and the cases pending. Therefore, we know things are grim when he didn’t come to the court. That’s why the Prison Services should reflect on that and consider that…

Besigye needs help and the authorities needs to. That’s if they hold life dear and if they care about the ones they have in their custody. It is time to medevac and get him help. So, he can return to himself and be the strong man we have known for decades now. Peace.

Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court: Dr. Kizza Besigye letter (11.02.2025)

Kawempe North By-Election: The NUP have picked the former DP counsel as their flagbearer

Erias Nalukoola Luyimbazi the prominent lawyer and counsel are now the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate as the Member of Parliament in the Kawempe North By-Election. It is only last October 2024 that he resigned as the counsel for the Democratic Party (DP) after his disagreement with the DP-NRM agreement. However, that was after a long time, and he waited long to do so.

It is within reason why Nalukoola would pick the NUP. He knows this is the best way to Parliament in the Opposition. The NUP are the current one who was elected to the seat and is most likely the party to get re-elected into. That’s why for him to take this seat is vital. It is the way in and ensuring himself longevity. He can now continue Mr. Update’s work and created his own legacy by doing so.

Alas, herein where the problem is. He is a political elite. This man has been in the upper echelon and is a voice of reason. Yes, he has fought as a counsel for big cases and for prominent leaders. That’s been part of his work and what he stood for. However, that doesn’t make him a man of the people. Only that he has picked to represent as a set of people and they have given him work.

The former DP counsel just mere months after leaving that party of long affiliation. That man decided to stand in the earliest By-Election. He got ahead and even used his nomination of the role as a way of giving rice to supporters, as he presented his paperwork to the NUP Party officials. That’s what he decided to do, and it is telling.

This man is transactional and will leverage his position. He was just a minute ago the DP counsel. We can wonder what the Election Management Committee (EMC) is seeing or reasoning for their decision.

I’m just baffled, especially after the heroics of Mpuuga. The NUP saw what happened and there been other journeymen just using the ticket to get ahead. These people are just seeing a meal-ticket and not there for possible change. No, they are using the party and getting into office. Not caring about the message or the mandate of the party. When you have the likes of Mpuuga leaving the DP to become NUP. Maybe, the NUP should be careful doing the same thing again.

That’s why I am wondering what the long-term plan with this is and what is their endgame. It seems to be a quick fix. He will never fill the void of Muhammad Ssegirinya MP. No one can fill that or become a figure like him. Mr. Update used his whole life and years to become the man he was. Meanwhile, the counsel will takeover from the late MP.

Well, it won’t be that easy. Most likely he will get elected and get a few months in the 11th Parliament before the General Election of 2026. Nevertheless, this seems like a misfortunate choice. The party did this in haste and took a big-name lawyer. Instead of picking a person that could be representative and be a voice of the people.

That’s why the NUP could have used longer time and let this one go for now. However, for the party its more important to retain a seat, than re-assure the population that the party will have their best interests at heart. It seems more into getting another MP, than getting an MP who can be as wholesome as Mr. Update. Alas, that is a forgotten chapter and it’s tragic.

Seeing this now… is just at a loss. The NUP could have made a better plan for this. They have shown some character. Nevertheless, this short-term patch work won’t build a resilient party, but instead find more journeymen to become their flagbearers. Peace.

Opinion: Muhoozi cannot spot the difference…

“Last week, we were shocked to receive a judgment from the Supreme Court that, in effect, halts all trials conducted by military courts. The UPDF, without doubt, remains the foundation upon which democracy and socio-economic transformation can be realized in our country. The historical mission of the UPDF, which predates the laws being debated today, could not have been achieved without a highly disciplined force. This development (Supreme Court judgment) is very unfortunate and quite unacceptable” – Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba (06.02.2025).

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the brightest of them all?

Well, it surely isn’t the brute or the General. No, he needs some enlightenment and civic understanding. Because his delusion is too strong. He isn’t capable of grasping reality and what is concerning. What is striking is knowing that this man aspires to the highest office, but he doesn’t have the mental capacity to understand the difference between a civilian court and a military one. That’s what I am getting here, and someone needs to throw the book at him.

Gen. Muhoozi isn’t known for being the brightest or the wisest of them all. No, though his supporters and “yes-men” will tell that he has the foresight and the visionary embodiment of all the dead poets, revolutionaries and whoever are revered from the past. That who this man supposed to be, but we know the gist.

It is just proven again when he speak of the Supreme Court judgement, which directly spells out the placement of the General Court Martial (GCM) and the other civilian courts. It specifically says and states things as mere fact. Meanwhile, this brute wants to condemn it and say it’s an unfortunate affair. It’s unfortunate that he throws around death treats like drunk people throws empty bottles. Alas, this is a systemic issue and has to be addressed accordingly.

The victims, the civilians taken to the GCM should either be released or be properly moved as quickly as possible to civilian courts. That’s if the cases have merit or even have any sort leg to stand on. We know that is questionable at best, because the state arrests someone and finds evidence or witnesses later. Especially in regard to its dissidents and opposition leaders. That’s why we know the state needs the GCM to prolong the agony and torment the ones who dares to challenge it.

Gen. Muhoozi doesn’t grasp that or have any idea of that, because it doesn’t concern him. He don’t pay them no mind and they are only pawns to him. The civilians who are captured and having pending cases in the GCM are there for a reason. The reason is to spread fear and intimidate people. It is to show the strength of the army and what it is capable of doing. That’s why people are taken there and not for the betterment of the Republic. No, this is a show and a play of guards. That’s it… and you cannot make up enough mumbo jumbo to make it legit.

General Muhoozi needs some civic lessons and understanding of the different branches of government. Because at the moment he thinks his guns and his title is bigger than anyone else. That he isn’t accountable to anyone and the military is above the law. This is how I interpret it and it’s not a good look. Regardless, we couldn’t expect anything else from him.

That’s just who he is and what has become of him. The General who strikes with no mercy but expect blind praise for standing up straight and breathing. Peace.