Byanyima has warned that her husband’s life is in danger, accusing Uganda’s leadership of creating an environment where such threats could be acted upon. She has openly expressed fear that Muhoozi or security forces could ultimately kill Besigye.

Former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs Agness Nandutu has been sentenced to four years in prison over mabaati.

Jailed National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro has been denied bail, dashing his hopes of attending the burial of his wife, who died earlier this week after a long illness.

It is now upon us (policymakers, scholars, and citizens alike) to heed this call, to internalize its lessons, and to translate them into tangible, transformative action on the ground.