Winnie Byanyima

Besigye’s wife calls Uganda opposition leader’s trial a farce

Besigye’s wife denounces his trial as a farce after the opposition leader reportedly remains bedridden in prison.

Winnie Byanyima, wife of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, has condemned his military trial as politically motivated and unjust.

She believes the charges are politically motivated and has called on international pressure to secure his release.

Byanyima, a U.N. agency chief, called the charges politically motivated, urging President Museveni to halt the criminalization of opposition