The Uganda government promised to stop using army courts to judge Mr. Kizza Besigye, who speaks up against the leaders. They want him to start eating again because he stopped eating food in jail on February 10.
Mr. Besigye used to be friends with President Museveni, but they became enemies. The government said Mr. Besigye did bad things that hurt Uganda, which made them want to put him through an army court. The highest court in Uganda already said this was wrong because Mr. Besigye is not a soldier.
Mr. Chris Baryomunsi, who speaks for the government, went to see Mr. Besigye in jail on Sunday. He brought some doctors with him and asked Mr. Besigye to start eating again. The government said they would move his case to a normal court instead of an army court.
Mr. Besigye looked very weak when people saw him in court on Friday. This made many people angry. His wife, Mrs. Winnie Byanyima, works for a big health organization called UNAIDS. She does not trust what the government says about moving the case. She feels very worried about her husband's health.
The army leaders have not commented on these changes yet. They had earlier refused to listen when the highest court told them they could not judge Mr. Besigye in an army court.
Mr. Besigye used to be friends with President Museveni, but they became enemies. The government said Mr. Besigye did bad things that hurt Uganda, which made them want to put him through an army court. The highest court in Uganda already said this was wrong because Mr. Besigye is not a soldier.
Mr. Chris Baryomunsi, who speaks for the government, went to see Mr. Besigye in jail on Sunday. He brought some doctors with him and asked Mr. Besigye to start eating again. The government said they would move his case to a normal court instead of an army court.
Mr. Besigye looked very weak when people saw him in court on Friday. This made many people angry. His wife, Mrs. Winnie Byanyima, works for a big health organization called UNAIDS. She does not trust what the government says about moving the case. She feels very worried about her husband's health.
The army leaders have not commented on these changes yet. They had earlier refused to listen when the highest court told them they could not judge Mr. Besigye in an army court.
