Besigye was abducted by eight men and smuggled back to Uganda at night, wife says

Uganda's veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye (C) reacts as supporters and media watch him being escorted by military police out of the Makindye Martial Court in Kampala, on November 20, 2024. [AFP]

Winnie Byanyima, wife of Ugandan Opposition leader Kizza Besigye, has provided new details about the events leading up to her husband's abduction in Nairobi.

Besigye was taken on Saturday, November 16, after arriving in Nairobi to attend a book launch by NARC Kenya leader Martha Karua.