Government says detained Besigye had minor illness, disputing wife's account of his health

ICT Minister Chris Baryomunsi told a media briefing in Kampala that Kizza Besigye, held in Luzira Maximum Security Prison, had a minor diarrhoeal illness, was treated by his personal doctors and had recovered. His wife Winnie Byanyima had said she found him extremely weak and alleged that prison authorities were deliberately denying him adequate care, according to the Daily Monitor.