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Ugandan police surround homes of opposition politicians ahead of Bobi Wine trial

One of the opposition member Kizza Besigye was arrested as he attempted to leave his home in Kasangati, Kampla. [Courtesy]

Ugandan police have surrounded the homes of several opposition politicians and lawyers after receiving what a police spokesman said was information that they would “incite people to riot” over a court hearing for a detained opposition lawmaker.

The detention of lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi and four other politicians critical of President Yoweri Museveni triggered two days of anti-government demonstrations in the capital Kampala and other parts of the country this week.

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