Former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye is in critical and deteriorating health condition, the Daily Star has learned.
The revelation was made by the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), which expressed concern over Besigye’s health while in detention.
Besigye, who was allegedly abducted from Nairobi in 2024, is accused of plotting to overthrow the Ugandan government in collaboration with operatives reportedly based in Geneva, Athens, Nairobi, and Kampala.
In a statement, the party said it had received credible reports indicating that Besigye was rushed late at night from Luzira Prison to a medical facility at Bugolobi Village Mall under heavy security deployment.
“It is a tragedy that a man who has dedicated his life to the health and freedom of others is now being denied his own right to medical dignity,” the statement read. “We hold the regime and prison authorities fully accountable for his well-being.”
The PFF demanded that Besigye’s personal doctors and family be granted immediate and unrestricted access to him.
The party further reiterated that Besigye is being held in total disregard of the law and called for his immediate release to allow him to receive proper medical care.
“He must be freed to receive the care he deserves,” the statement added.
