A veteran Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya at the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in the capital, his wife said on Wednesday.
Kizza Besigye has run against Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in four elections and lost each time. He appeared in a Kampala military court on Wednesday and was charged with several offences including unlawful possession of firearms and remanded to prison to December 2, according to a Reuters witness in court.
He denied all charges.
I request the government of Uganda to release my husband Dr Kizza Besigye from where he is being held immediately, said Besigyes wife, Winnie Byanyima, who is the head of UNAIDS.
She did not describe the alleged kidnapping and could not immediately be reached for further comment.
