Besigye, Lukwago arrested as police foil Opposition fete

Opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago have reportedly been arrested.

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  • Besigye is said to have been arrested on Sunday morning as he tried to leave his home in Kasangati in Wakiso District, bundled in a waiting police van and whisked away to unknown destination.

Kampala. Opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago have reportedly been arrested.

Besigye is said to have been arrested on Sunday morning as he tried to leave his home in Kasangati in Wakiso District, bundled in a waiting police van and whisked away to unknown destination.

The former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate was arrested as he set out to attend scheduled parallel Independence Day celebrations in Katwe, a Kampala suburb.

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