Besigye, Lukwago evacuated from Luzira Prison for medical care

Uganda Prisons Service has confirmed that veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago were again evacuated from Luzira Prison for medical attention at the Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC).

Prisons spokesperson Frank Baine said on Monday that the two inmates were taken to JCRC by the prisons medical team, but dismissed reports circulating on social media that either was in critical condition.

Mr Baine said both men were stable and not in danger, adding that Mr Lukwago was expected to return to Luzira Prison yesterday.