Topic: Kizza Besigye

Officials with Uganda's ruling party passed a resolution to remove the age limit on the presidency so President Yoweri Museveni can run again.

Kizza Besigye, former Ugandan presidential candidate jailed on a treason charge, was granted bail Tuesday.

Despite losing the election, Kizza Besigye illegally swore himself in as president of Uganda on Wednesday.

After losing Uganda's presidential election last week, challenger Kizza Besigye was arrested before he could organize a protest march.

Uganda's election commission announced incumbent Yoweri Museveni was the winner of the country's 2016 presidential election.

Following Uganda's presidential election, incumbent candidate Yoweri Museveni held a large lead and opposition candidate Kizza Besigye was arrested Friday.

Uganda began its presidential election with delayed openings at election stations, long lines and overwhelmed social media sites as voters took to the Internet.

The political opposition in Uganda is using the national electoral commission "as a punching bag," a spokesman for the organization said.

The mayor of Kampala, Uganda, said he was hit with tear gas and beaten by police officers escorting him to court to face abuse-of-power charges.

Opposition leader Kizza Besigye has called for Ugandans to wear black and mourn the country's independence day because of its "desperate condition."