President Museveni's Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi has said Uganda reached out to the Kenyan government to facilitate the arrest of Kizza Besigye.
President Museveni's Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi has said Uganda reached out to the Kenya n government to facilitate the arrest of Kizza Besigye.
The minister further stated the Security officials who apprehended Uganda's vocal government critic had prior intelligence information. Kizza Besigye recently appeared before a military court in the capital, Kampala, where he denied charges which include the illegal possession of firearms and negotiating to buy arms abroad.
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