Dr. Kizza Besigye is in critical condition [on his 91st day behind bars as his ordered back to prison by the High Court]

“Veteran opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide, Hajj Obeid Lutale, appeared before the High Court in Kampala for a habeas corpus hearing seeking their release. The two have been in remand since November after being abducted from Nairobi and charged with security offenses and treachery at the General Court Martial. Last month, the Supreme Court halted the trial of civilians in military courts” (NTV Uganda, 19.02.2025).

“Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajj Obeid Lutale have been sent back to prison by Judge Douglas Singiza, who adjourned the court session to take care of some internal matters. The judge also asked journalists to leave the courtroom for the time being” (Baba TV Uganda, 19.02.2025).

If you thought they intended to free him or bail him out. You were wrong. There is no intention of stopping the process or the case surrounding Dr. Kizza Besigye. They intend to detain him and keep him behind bars. That is the gist of things.

This is vengeance of the state against Besigye. That isn’t shocking…

It is just what the National Resistance Movement (NRM) stands for and what it defends. This sort of misuse of power and rule of law to silence dissent. That’s what this is all about. The NRM and their allies speaks of the law and the process. However, they didn’t use process or such when apprehending and kidnapping Besigye in Nairobi, Kenya. Neither has they proved any of the allegations and keeping him on remand for over 90 days in prison. Therefore, they can just lie and the lie is only endangering Besigye.

If you believe the messaging of the state. That they have the goodness of their heart and concern about Besigye. This isn’t true, as they are just playing ping-pong with him between the courts, and they aren’t producing a proper trial. Neither is they giving him relief and release to help him with medical treatment. Therefore, who believes the tyrants who are delivering the tyranny?

The ones believing the state cares or is concerned with the condition of Besigye. That isn’t true and they are just furthering the torment of him. They have decided to send a message to the population… that if you dares the state this is how they will treat you. These people don’t mind the possibility of death or demise. As long as … the population understands they could be in his stead. That’s the message and memo the state is sending.

Besigye is just the victim of his own popular rise. He is a victim of being a voice of reason and is targeted because of that. This is why his behind bars and they create manufactured and fictional charges to keep him detained. As there is no proof or witnesses that will prove the allegations or criminal conspiracy. This is why he is behind bars on remand and not released back in public. Peace.

Opinion: Gen. David Sejusa is this really you? – A look into yesterdays twitter thread

As far as Free Uganda is aware, the High Court of Uganda ordered the so-called General Court Martial to cease hearing the Sejusa case. Museveni and Levi Karuhanga were forced to officially abandon the case, and this was formally communicated by Levi Karuhanga at a recent court sitting. Noteworthy, however, Museveni ordered the military court to deny general Sejusa his freedom, sending him instead back to Luzira for no known legal reason whatsoever. General David Sejusa is today in Luzira prison at the pleasure of Despot Yoweri Museveni, and for nothing other than pure political expedience” (Press Statement: General David Sejusa’s fate cannot be hinged on the situation of his persecutors. That a military court martial chairman is ill in hospital cannot be reason to illegal and criminally keep General Sejusa in Luzira prison. (26.03.2016).

I have had a keen eye on Gen. David Sejusa aka Tinye aka Tinyefuza. A man of his words and a army commander that was entrusted with huge responsibilities for a reason. That man went on his quest and went on a side-mission, which deferred from the government standpoint. A sort of tangent that ended his high profiled lifestyle and put him on a crash-course with the people who had given him titles and responsibilities. Therefore, you should suggest that this sort of fellow has some understanding of the surrounding troubles of Dr. Kizza Besigye.

At one time he stood tall against Muhoozi Kainerubaga. At one time his own people and supporters followed his foot-steps, as fled into exile and was a walking felon in the eyes of the law. He was not only walking away from the post as a UPDF Member of Parliament, but also of other dignitary roles. Which gave him intelligence to expose the inner-works and endangered his life. That’s why to create the Free Uganda/Freedom and Unity Front (FUF) was active and a voice of reason. After he fled and where he challenged the state. That isn’t forgotten in the eyes of me.

So reading this… after knowing what happened a decade ago. Seriously, man, are you the same fellow? Or has someone changed of heart?

THE BESIGYE POLITICAL QUAGMIRE;all getting entangled like in a Mare’s Nest: When there were celebrations after SC judgment, I warned that the battle was far from over. I warned that Trashing Army Courts(GCM)was a diversion(check posts).I warned then, as I do now, that this FIGHT is beyond Law; Courts; Judges; and even Rights. Underneath all the high-sounding words of Freedom, Rights, etc,lies a FIGHT FOR POLITICAL POWER! That’s what makes this fight lethal,&even EXSISTENTIAL for some People. That means it can not be won by posting coffins& photos of Besigye! The present contestation becomes even more complex&dangerous bse it seeks to Restructure the MILITARY, as an Institution of State. UPDF took blood to build, it can safely be Restructured by Consensus, NOT recklessly running RUGHSHOD over anyone with different views! If cool heads on’t come foward to help, it may lead to spilling more Blood. And this is a real possibility! The current standoff is therefore beyond LEGALITIES; IT’S POLITICS, STUPID; IT’S POWER, STUPID! So this is a fundamental fight which, it seems, few are even capable of comprehending!” (David Sejusa, 17.02.2025).

This is the same man under the banner of FUF or Free Uganda called it a “Kangeroo Court” and wasn’t sweet talking the authorities. Neither was FUF anytime his case was pending speaking diligently about the proceedings either. They were bashing it like crazy back in the day. Are we supposed to act differently than you did back then? Why are you entitled and others are supposed to act respectfully?

Is it because you knew power and had allies, it is cool to bash it and crack at it? Speaking of spilling blood. Didn’t you write this about the struggle back in the day…

Therefore, to all those who advocate that we fold our hands and do nothing, I ask of you – how can we do nothing, while the president of Uganda is abrogating the constitution for which millions sacrificed their lives to put it in place? How can we do nothing, when a president is looting the country and, in effect, enslaving all our children and grandchildren to the yoke of debt repayment, when a president is destroying all the systems and structures of the state which will inevitably lead to instability and loss of life, when a president commits a country to endless wars with no accountability whatsoever to lives of the soldiers being killed and the money being spent on these megalomaniacal enterprises, when poverty and hunger overwhelm an over taxed population, when a president turns a country into a family enterprise, when a president starts using a national army as herdsmen on his numerous cattle farms, when a president orders the introduction of “pass laws”, like was in apartheid South Africa, for political leaders who are peaceful citizens, when extrajudicial killings become rampant? (Note for example, that Mr. Kalungi was found innocent and released. So who killed Hon. Nebanda? Similar?) Then doing nothing is not only “morally treasonable but is criminally culpable”” (David Sejusa – ‘Letter: LOOMING WAR AND GOVERNMENT COVER UP: Government agents target civilians to scare population’ 07.07.2014).

Why I am posting this… because you wrote this now…

“IGNORANCE& INDISCIPLINE OF”KEYBOARD WARRIORS”:INSULTS AND BLACKMAIL DON’T WIN WARS; NUMBERS, IDEAS AND CONVICTION DO! At the end of the day, Political Fights, whether for FREEDON, Rights, or even LIFE, like in case of Besigye, becomes a Game of NUMBERS&IDEAS. NOT BUYAAYE! The approach of “YOU MUST JOIN US, OR YOU ARE DAMNED” is Childish and Stupid,&is for CLOWNS not equipped with knowledge of how to win political struggles. It narrows the Political Base&Support& Alienates People who would join you out of Conviction, so you are left with KWALA-KWALAS! People who join the Struggle don’t have to love Besigye, or even be his friend; the majority owe him nothing! They too have their own struggles& trials. So Stop being PRESUMPTUOUS& ARROGANT! It is these you alienate who form the CRITICAL MASS, without which u are just clowning!” (David Sejusa, 17.02.2025).

Dear General,

I hate to be that guy. But can you read what you wrote in 2014 and posted as an open letter to the masses and then read you own part of the threads on Twitter in 2025. Because, these two things doesn’t add up and is inconsistent. Unless, you as a General has given up activism and is fatigued. Unless, you now think people are beyond power and doesn’t recognize the state affairs, which you were entangled in at one point. Alas, you could address it more thoroughly and precise, instead of being condescending.

Dear General,

You should see how the texts of old are reflecting a mirror on you. As if everything was different when your career and life was on the line. Now we are supposed to bow to the system and accept defaults. However, when it was your case. We were supposed to be on the barricades. That doesn’t add up. This is an equation that isn’t fair. It isn’t fair to Besigye and isn’t fair in concern to you. Just as we should be loud and obnoxious about you back in the day. We should be similar in regard to Besigye now. It wasn’t clowning when we addressed the concerns of your case and your trials, but we are doing it now for Besigye. That’s where you lost me.

The problem for people like me. I remember to much. That’s why I could go into archives and find this stuff from back then. I shouldn’t have too, but it was necessary.

General David Sejusa, you have done your piece and I commend you for it. However, in this case. I thought you would have more care and be more reflected, as you went to the same courts as Besigye is doing right now. The one that experienced and been through tribulations should have more compassion. Alas, maybe that was to much to ask. Peace.

A look into Museveni’s Besigye statement

I have seen the concern by some Ugandans regarding the remanding of Dr. Besigye for the very serious offences, he is alleged to have been planning. If you want a stable country, the more correct question, should be: “Naye Dr.Besigye bamukwatila ki? Why was Dr.Besigye arrested?” The answer to that is a quick trial so that facts come out. Otherwise, you are promoting insecurity which is very dangerous for the country. Nobody in the world can easily give us lectures on reconciliation and forgiveness because that is part of our doctrine right from the 1960s” (Museveni, 18.02.2025).

You would think someone who branded themselves as a “Freedom Fighter” and a “Liberator” would have a clearer mind and not be jaded. Nevertheless, power corrupts and it shows. The years of endless power and lack of accountability takes it tolls. A man who every whims is the law and everyone is his subjects. That shows with his wordings and how he defend this impunity towards a fellow civilian.

Dr. Kizza Besigye is a civilian, a citizen and an prominent opposition leader. A well known man who has stood tall. A man who has faced the law and continues to face it on a regular basis. Because, the authorities are authorized and is following his every move. They are on his tail and are ready to throw the book at it. That is well known and isn’t a secret. Heck, Besigye is the most arrested and charged man by any means, but no proper sentencing or even prosecution has come his way.

The same can be said about the current case and the reasons for having him behind bars now. The system is rigged against him and the charges are fiction. There are better spy-novels in a book shop near you, which are more resounding and more believable than the stories the authorities are trying to pin on Besigye at the moment.

We are not for vengeance but the danger of the killers must be removed. Therefore, the correct answer in the matter of Dr. Besigye is a quick trial” (Museveni, 18.02.2025).

A lie is a lie. This is a naked lie. We know it is vengeance and nothing else. They only does it because of what Besigye represents and what he has become. They wouldn’t do it to any other man. It is exactly that and they cannot mask it any differently. The President can lie, but it doesn’t make it the truth. Honestly, it is disgusting and should be rebuked. We all know this is lies and he is just proving to the world what he really thinks.

If the President believed in quick trials, why are he behind bars for over 90 days and no proof, witness or evidence been presented in the General Court Martial? You see the lie and it isn’t clever. If the state prosecution had a case and had proof. They would have presented it and proven the crimes that Besigye is alleged or conspired to do. Alas, wherein the problem lays, as the President knows it is a ll a figment of imagination and they can only toy around with him for a set amount of time.

Lastly: “The concerned People are, therefore, working on two fronts. Transfer the files to the Civilian Courts from the Military Courts and the Government and the legislators to close the gaps in the Military Courts. If you are innocent, why do you not demand for a quick trial so that you can prove your innocence and expose those who are “persecuting” you instead of demanding bail, forgiveness, as if serious crime is also entitled to holidays?” (…) “On the issue of sickness, there is, first of all, a Government hospital in the Prison. Besides, Dr. Besigye’s personal doctors have been visiting him and even taking him to private clinics. If there was need for any additional medical care, the Government would be advised” (Museveni, 18.02.2025).

If Museveni himself had been treated in any similar fashion or endangered as Besigye. You know he would have blamed Obote, Amin or anyone else who is dead by now. Heck, he would have addressed Lule or anyone else who was in office. Because, we know he goes against anyone and can act as an opposition whenever he feels like it. That’s just Yoweri for you…

This sort of bureaucratic hogwash is only defending the speed-blocks and the turns of a case that is manufactured from the on-set. They are deliberately making it harder and stopping Besigye from getting released. There isn’t a care or concern about his well-being. Neither is there any sort of action made, which wasn’t done to slow the process. They are planning to produce the case in the High Courts tomorrow, but that is after weeks of deliberately keeping it stalling at the GCM. So, the President knows fully well the damage and couldn’t care less. The hospital at the prison isn’t that great. We all seen how the Prison Service is keeping people captive and isn’t treating people well.

The President knows how the system is rigged, as he created this system and is the oil in the machinery. That’s what he does and he cannot step away from that.

Dr. Kizza Besigye deserves much better than this. It just shows the heart of the President or the lack thereof. Peace.

Dr. Kizza Besigye is in critical condition at Luzira Upper Prison [and been behind bars for 90 days on the 17th February 2025]

We passed by Luzira Upper Prison to check on Dr. Kizza Besigye who has been on a hunger strike to protest against his illegal detention. We were not able to see him because he is very frail and weak. He sent a message to us through Hajj Obed Lutale Kamulegeya who briefed us on his worrying state of health, to a point that he collapsed this morning. He demands for his freedom, and emphasises that if the state has any legitimate case against him, he should be tried in a civilian court!” (Bobi Wine, 17.02.2025).

We in FDC, We are gravely concerned about the deteriorating health condition of our founding President, Dr. Besigye under prison authorities. Based on reports and disturbing visuals from his recent court appearance, it is evident that Dr. Besigye is quite physically sick and suffering from health issues that have significantly deteriorated over time. We are aware that he was yesterday taken to a medical facility at Bugolobi Village Mall for urgent treatment under a very heavy security deployment. He was unable to move and was taken to that facility in a wheelchair. The FDC calls upon right thinking Ugandans, the opposition, the, Media, human rights and civic activists to rise up and be counted in this justified pursuit of fighting for freedom and justice as well as raising concerns about Dr. Besigye’s safety and well-being” (Forum for Democratic Change, 17.02.2025).

The question about the legality of the detention of Dr. Kizza Besigye is out of the window. The case of a civilian in a pending case at the General Court Martial (GCM). That one should have been shattered a long time ago and shouldn’t have been a thing from the on-set. However, there are more dire consequences going on.

That he was yesterday taken swiftly to the “The Clinic” at Bugolobi Village Mall and now today collapsing. He is in a deteriorating health condition and needs medical treatment. That is undeniable at this moment. We should be concerned about the well being and his needs.

It is good that Bobi Wine and other Opposition Leaders tried to access him today. Nevertheless, they didn’t gain access to him. Meanwhile, we know NRM Minister Chris Baryomunsi was able to do so yesterday. That’s before the reports of him being taken to “The Clinic” and was getting some treatment for a little while.

Now we don’t know what is happening and Besigye’s life is in danger. Right now isn’t the time to wait for the authorities to act. Neither is it time for the slow mechanisms of the Judiciary and the other parts of Law Enforcement. Because of all of these are slowing the process and won’t come to the aide of Besigye.

Dr. Kizza Besigye needs to be in a hospital and get proper treatment. Not be behind bars and awaiting his continued demise. That his collapsing and not able to meet visitors is telling everyone how dire things are. This isn’t the moment to sweet talk and let the system work. No, this is the time for haste and to save the life. That’s if the Prison Services and the Authorities values life. The life is on the line. There is no time to wait or be concerned, be worried or think you can discuss it.

Now is the time to act and do it with haste. Besigye needs medical treatment and health care professionals to oversee his needs. That’s what Besigye needs and he doesn’t need prison guards blocking his every step or taking away his freedom. No, Besigye needs doctors and nursers to monitor him. That’s what he needs and as soon as possible. Peace.

Uganda Law Society (ULS): Judge Dr. Douglas Singiza is responsible for Dr. Kizza Besigye’s situation (17.02.2025)

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.