Uganda opposition leader Besigye 'critically ill' in jail, lawyer says

Uganda's veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye stands in the dock at the Makindye Martial Court in Kampala, on November 20, 2024. - Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court in Kampala on November 20, 2024 after his reported abduction in neighbouring Kenya. [AFP]

Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is "critically ill" in jail three days after starting a hunger strike to protest his detention, one of his lawyers told AFP on Thursday.

"We visited him in the prison yesterday but his medical condition is worrying. He is critically ill and needs urgent medical attention," lawyer Erias Lukwago said.