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Ugandan Opposition Politician Kizza Besigye Abducted in Kenya

Winnie Byanyima, a top UN official, said her husband Kizza Besigye, the leader of the Ugandan opposition, was abducted in Nairobi and is being held in a Kampala military jail. Besigye was in Nairobi for the book launch of Kenyan politician Martha Karua.

A similar experience was endured by 36 Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) of Besigye's political party in Kisumu four months ago and clandestinely handed over to the government back home. The group was recently granted bail after being charged with treason.

Besigye has run against Yoweri Museveni in four elections and lost each time, though he claims fraud and voter intimidation for his losses.

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