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Uganda writer Rukirabashaija flees the country, fearing for his life: lawyer

Kakwenza Rukirabashaija posted unflattering comments about the Ugandan president and his son on Twitter Badru KATUMBA AFP/File

Ugandan writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has fled the country fearing for his life after spending nearly a month in detention, according to his lawyer Eron Kiiza.

"He fears poisoning as a result of his injuries and the injections of unknown substances he was subjected to," says Kiiza, adding that he will get medical treatment for all his injuries.

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