Uganda: PFF Says Besigye Out of ICU but Remains in Critical Condition

What the report says

The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) says Ugandan opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye has been moved out of the intensive care unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, but remains in critical condition after collapsing in court last week. The update was given by PFF Buganda chairperson Dr Lulume Bayigga during a briefing on Monday, according to Nile Post as republished by AllAfrica.

Bayigga said Besigye is still very weak, cannot feed himself and remains under close medical supervision. The party links his collapse to his protest against what it describes as an unfair judicial process. Besigye fell ill during his treason trial before Judge Emmanuel Baguma, who had reportedly insisted that the case proceed with state-appointed lawyers despite Besigye’s objections.

The PFF also said it had joined other opposition parties in writing to Deputy Chief Justice Dr Flavian Zeija to request a meeting about concerns over Besigye’s case, and said it was still waiting for a reply from the Judiciary. Separately, the party welcomed a video it says showed fellow PFF member Sam Mugumya alive, while urging the government to release him. The article reports that PFF alleges Mugumya remains in military custody, though those claims were not independently verified in the text. The developments matter because they sit at the intersection of Besigye’s health, due process concerns and broader opposition pressure on Uganda’s justice system.