The United Nations UN has expressed concern and urged due process after reports that a Ugandan opposition politician was abducted in Nairobi, Kenya and subsequently arraigned at a military court in Kampala in Uganda.
Kizza Besigye is the husband of senior UN official and current Executive Director of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, who took to social media, urging the Ugandan Government to release her husband, claiming he had been kidnapped in Nairobi.
Media reports suggest Besigye and another member of the opposition had been charged with a firearms offence in Uganda.
The Secretary-Generals spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, says the situation is concerning.
Yes, were very much aware of this report. In fact, I was on the phone with her not too long ago. Were extremely concerned about the situation concerning Kizza Besigyes disappearance and how it unfolded. Its imperative that due process be followed and that his family and that his lawyers be given news of his whereabouts and his condition, adds Dujarric.
