Dr Kizza Besigye is attending in his capacity as the vice chairman of International Democratic Union IDU, a global association of centre-right political parties from 56 countries worldwide.
Citing numerous attempts calls for dialogue; Besigye says he will not be party to talks called by Museveni, stating that an independent person must be trustworthy and credible and should look at a mechanism to implement solutions.
Besigye, while briefing journalists on his recent visit to the United States of America and United Kingdom, says he met with Ugandans in London, who poured their frustrations on the systems of governance, where investors have to have links with powerful people in government for them to be given a green light to invest.
Besigye, who returned into the country on Monday morning after a months trip to the United States and the United Kingdom, was arrested by security officers, shortly after he disembarked from a Kenya Airways flight.
Nakawa Chief Magistrate James Ereemye visited former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye in prison after his continuous pleas to the court that his rights were being violated.
Wilfred Niwagaba, the Shadow Attorney General accused police of turning into a rogue force and asked parliament to amend the Police Act to guide the operations of the force
Speaking to journalists shortly before the tour, Eremye said the visit is to brace the judiciary with the concerns which affect the prisons service. He says the DCC had made earlier plans to visit the detention center as part of its circuit.
Sources that attended a meeting by the Inter Party Organization of Dialogue -IPOD indicated that opposition leaders used the meeting to demand for the unconditional release of Dr Kizza Besigye, who is currently on remand at Luzira Prison on treason charges and Nakawa division MP Michael Kabaziguruka, now detained in Kigo.
Information and National Guidance Minister, General Jim Muhwezi, says any media house that violates the ban on covering the defiance campaign risks losing its license.
The Democratic Alliance Summit will continue negotiations on the presidential aspirants on Friday. The alliance remains divided on how to handle the two aspirants, Dr. Kizza Besigye and Amama Mbabazi.
The decision was taken after MP Abdu Katuntu protested the presence of non-delegates in the venue. The Delegates Conference has now been halted to allow a review of the register and clear the claims.
According to Besigye, the opposition failed to win the previous polls because the Electoral Commission and the entire electoral process is directly controlled by President Yoweri Museveni.
Opposition politicians Dr Kizza Besigye and Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago have been granted bail by Makindye Magistrates Court this morning. Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President Dr Besigye and Erias Lukwago had reported to the Makindye Court in response to a criminal summons issued last Wednesday.
Ten supporters of the opposition leaders who took part in Thursday\'s botched meeting called by Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and former FDC leaders Dr Kizza Besigye at Nsambya Sharing Hall, Kampala have been charged before sent on remand at Luzira prison.
Former opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader, Dr Kizza Besigye and embattled Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago have this evening been arraigned before court, two days and three days after they were respectively arrested and detained by police.
Retired Colonel Dr Kiiza Besigye has today described his seven years as leader of opposition Forum for Democratic Change—FDC party as hectic and eventful. Amid ululations and cheers, Dr. Besigye delivered his last speech as FDC president saying he is glad to be handing over power peacefully to the new leadership of the party.
