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Kenya slammed as 'rogue state' over Ugandan opposition leader kidnap

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye at the Kampala martial court on 20 November, 2024. © Hajarah Nalwadda / AP

Kenyan authorities have admitted to cooperating in the kidnapping of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye – who is now on trial for treason in his home country – on its territory last year.

Besigye, 68, who appeared in court for the latest hearing of his treason trial on Wednesday, was abducted by armed men in the heart of the Kenyan capital Nairobi in November last year and re-emerged a few days later at a military court in Uganda.

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