Lawyers report Kizza Besigye ill in Luzira prison; Prisons Service calls claims alarmist

Lawyers for opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, on remand in Luzira prison on treason charges, said he was ill and too weak to meet visitors, with Eron Kiiza blaming prison conditions, according to Daily Monitor. Uganda Prisons Service spokesperson Frank Baine described the reports as alarmist and said Besigye had had a cold but was recovering.