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Uganda's veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye stands in the dock at the Makindye Martial Court in Kampala, on November 20, 2024. [AFP]
The trials of two Ugandan government critics were set to resume Tuesday, with President Yoweri Museveni silent while his son cracks down on critics in an increasing show of power.
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the 52-year-old son of the president and head of the army, has ordered the arrest of leading activists and politicians in recent weeks and this weekend shut down the main independent media group.
He is known for controversial social media posts that veer from boasts about abducting and torturing opponents, to jokes about marrying Beyonce, and has repeatedly said he will be the next president after the 81-year-old Museveni, who has ruled Uganda for 40 years, leaves office.
