Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has weighed in on planned demonstrations in Nairobi over the continued detention of Ugandan opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye.Muhoozi reacted after Kenyan human rights activists announced plans to march to the President’s Office on Monday, September 21, demanding answers from the Kenyan government over Besigye’s disappearance from Nairobi in November 2024 and his subsequent transfer to Uganda.
“Demonstrations in Kenya for Besigye? Our friend H.E. Ruto will not allow that nonsense,” Muhoozi posted on X, referring to Kenyan President William Ruto.The planned protest is expected to focus on questions surrounding how Besigye left Kenya and later appeared in Uganda, where he was initially brought before a military court. Activists are also demanding his release and an independent investigation into the circumstances of his transfer.
Besigye’s case remains before Uganda’s High Court, where he faces treason-related charges alongside Hajji Obeid Lutale and Captain Denis Oola. The accused have denied the allegations.The Nairobi demonstrations add another dimension to the long-running dispute, with Kenyan activists arguing that their government should explain what happened to Besigye while he was on Kenyan territory. Muhoozi’s statement has now drawn attention to the planned protest and the expected response from the Kenyan authorities.
