A man named Kizza Besigye stopped eating food seven days ago in Uganda. He went to a health clinic because he felt very sick, but the police took him back to prison. Besigye is 68 years old, and many people worry about him.
The army says Besigye had a gun he should not have had. They think he did bad things that hurt Uganda. Besigye says he did nothing wrong. A leader named Chris Baryomunsi visited him and asked him to eat again. He promised to make things better for Besigye.
Besigye used to run against President Yoweri Museveni in elections. Last November, some people grabbed him in Kenya and brought him back to Uganda. The biggest court in Uganda said people like Besigye should not be tried by army courts. President Museveni did not like what the court said.
Besigye's wife, Winnie, does not trust the government. She thinks they might hurt her husband. Some people saw Besigye at a clinic. They said he sat in a wheelchair with many police around him. His friend Francis Mwijukye told everyone about this.
Besigye stopped eating because he thinks it is wrong for the army to keep him in prison. He used to be friends with President Museveni a long time ago. He even worked as Museveni's doctor. The doctors in Uganda want the police to let Besigye go home because he needs help to feel better.
The army says Besigye had a gun he should not have had. They think he did bad things that hurt Uganda. Besigye says he did nothing wrong. A leader named Chris Baryomunsi visited him and asked him to eat again. He promised to make things better for Besigye.
Besigye used to run against President Yoweri Museveni in elections. Last November, some people grabbed him in Kenya and brought him back to Uganda. The biggest court in Uganda said people like Besigye should not be tried by army courts. President Museveni did not like what the court said.
Besigye's wife, Winnie, does not trust the government. She thinks they might hurt her husband. Some people saw Besigye at a clinic. They said he sat in a wheelchair with many police around him. His friend Francis Mwijukye told everyone about this.
Besigye stopped eating because he thinks it is wrong for the army to keep him in prison. He used to be friends with President Museveni a long time ago. He even worked as Museveni's doctor. The doctors in Uganda want the police to let Besigye go home because he needs help to feel better.
