Detained Ugandan opposition figure unconscious in intensive care, wife says

Nairobi. Detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who collapsed in court on Wednesday, is unconscious and has been admitted to an intensive care unit, his wife said in a post on X early on Thursday.

Besigye, 70, collapsed during proceedings at a court in the capital, Kampala, where he is facing treason charges. He was taken away by ambulance.

In a post on X, Winnie Byanyima, who also heads the United Nations' HIV/AIDS programme (UNAIDS), said her husband had been admitted to the intensive care unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala.

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