Kampala, Uganda: Ugandan police arrested opposition presidential aspirant Kizza Besigye on Wednesday as he prepared to travel to the country's eastern region for a rally, a move seen as escalating a crackdown on incumbent leader, Yoweri Museveni's opponents.
Besigye has often been targeted in the past by police, who have arrested him and banned his supporters from gathering in what officials term "illegal" rallies.