The United States of America, through its Department of State arm, the Bureau of African Affairs, mandated with matters of sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed that it was “closely following reports on abduction and transnational rendition,” four-time Uganda presidential contender and aide Obeid Lutale, who were reportedly abducted on Saturday by Ugandan security operatives in Nairobi, where they had gone to attend a book launch of former Kenya’s Justice Minister, Martha Karua.
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“It is important that the circumstances be clarified with transparency and full legal protections,” the American bureau added
Opposition stalwart Dr Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale allegedly disappeared from Riverside Apartments in Nairobi, Kenya, on the 16th of this month after the duo had gone to attend a Kenyan Opposition Gathering before appearing in Ugandan Court.
The duo was later charged before Brig Freeman Mugabe, the chairman of the Court Martial, where prosecutors claimed that they committed the offences in Nairobi (Kenya), Athens (Greece), and Geneva (Switzerland).
In the first count, the two were charged with offences relating to security contrary to Section 128 (1)(f) of the UPDF Act, Cap 330.
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