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'Release my husband', Kizza Besigye's wife pleads

Winnie Byanyima. [File]

Ugandan human rights activist, Winnie Byanyima, has pleaded with President Yoweri Museveni to release her husband and long-time opposition leader Kizza Besigye who is facing treason charges.

In a video message published on her X account, Winnie expressed her frustration with Uganda's justice system after the court once again denied bail to Besigye and his aide, Hajj Obeid Lutaale thus extending their detention.

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