Ugandan author Kakwenza arrives in Germany for treatment

Ugandan novelist Kakwenza

Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. He arrived in Germany to seek medical treatment after being "tortured" in jail. PHOTO | DAILY MONITOR

An award-winning Ugandan author who fled the country after being charged with insulting President Yoweri Museveni and his son has arrived in Germany to seek medical treatment after being "tortured" in jail, his lawyer said Wednesday. 

"He arrived in Germany this morning," Eron Kiiza, the lawyer for Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, told AFP, describing the news as "a big relief".