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No, Kizza Besigye is not the most arrested man in the world

Kizza Besigye (in blue cap) gestures his party sign before being arrested for holding a rally in Kampala, Uganda in 2015. [File, Standard]

On Monday, January 20, Uganda’s opposition figurehead Kizza Besigye was detained at Nalufenya Police Station after being arrested in Jinja.

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