Besigye, Lukwago evacuated from Luzira Prison for medical care

Detained Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is put in an ambulance after he collapsed while attending a court session in Kampala, Uganda  on July 29, 2026.

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  • Prisons dismisses critical-health reports on Besigye, Lukwago. 

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