Uganda opposition figure Besigye released on bail after two weeks

He was detained – for the umpteenth time – on June 14 in the capital Kampala as he led protests against skyrocketing consumer prices.

A court in Uganda released veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye on bail on Friday after spending two weeks in jail awaiting trial on charges of inciting violence.

Besigye, aged 66, was detained on June 14 in the capital Kampala as he led protests against skyrocketing consumer prices. He was charged with inciting violence the following day and his initial…