37-609: Kizza is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Kizza Besigye (born 1956), Ugandan physician Betty Kizza (born 1996), Ugandan netball player Charles Kizza (born 1974), Ugandan boxer Edward Kizza (born 1998), Ugandan footballer Izza Kizza (born 1981), American hip hop recording artist Mustafa Kizza (born 1999), Ugandan footballer Stella Kizza (born 1965), Ugandan accountant Harriet Mayanja-Kizza , Ugandan physician [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
74-743: A Ugandan Member of Parliament, in Nsambya , Kampala. After graduating, Besigye briefly worked at Mulago National Hospital. He later went into exile in Kenya , where he applied to the Medical Board for registration to work as a doctor. After getting registered, he applied for and received a job at the Aga Khan Hospital . He worked as a doctor there and later at Kenyatta National Hospital before joining Museveni's rebel National Resistance Movement /Army (NRM/A) in 1982. In 1999, Besigye wrote
111-526: A day before the official swearing-in ceremony of President Museveni. He was arrested by the Ugandan Army moments into his swearing in. He later established "The people's government" as he believed he was the rightful winner of the 2016 elections. Besigye opted not to run for president in the 2021 elections, saying he would lead the opposition in "plan B" to cause change in the country. He allied himself with Museveni's main opponent, Bobi Wine . After
148-629: A document critical of the government, "An Insider's View of How the NRM Lost the Broad Base". The document accused the NRM of becoming a sectarian kleptocracy and a one-man dictatorship. Besigye was charged before a court-martial for "airing his views at the wrong forum". He brokered a deal in 2000 in which the charges were dropped in exchange for an apology for publishing the document. In October 2000, Besigye announced that he would run against Museveni in
185-817: A shadowy rebel group, the People's Redemption Army (PRA), allegedly based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Besigye's supporters said the government had fabricated the existence of the insurgents to harm his credibility among Ugandans and the international community. In August 2001, Besigye fled the country, citing persecution by the state. He said he was afraid for his life. He lived in South Africa for four years, during which time he continued to criticise Museveni's government. Besigye returned to Uganda on 26 October 2005, just in time to register as
222-455: A single region. Though the election was lauded as one of the most free and fair in Ugandan history, Besigye claimed that Museveni used intimidation and rigging to win a fourth term in office. Following his poor performance in the 2011 presidential elections, Besigye directed his party members elected to the 9th parliament to boycott it. This was rejected by the newly elected MPs, claiming that
259-609: A voter in the 2006 elections. He was greeted by thousands and hit the campaign trail almost immediately, addressing throngs of supporters across the country. In November 2005, William Lacy Swing, the United Nations special envoy to the Great Lakes region, confirmed the existence of the PRA, naming it as one of the foreign, armed groups operating in the eastern DRC. Besigye's campaign came to an abrupt halt on 14 November when he
296-586: Is a Ugandan physician, politician, and former military officer of the Uganda People's Defence Force . He served as the president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party and was an unsuccessful candidate in Uganda 's 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016 presidential elections, losing all of them to the incumbent, Yoweri Museveni , who has been president of Uganda since 26 January 1986. The results of
333-638: Is a city in the Buganda Region in Uganda, west of Lake Victoria . The city is the headquarters of Masaka District . Masaka is approximately 132 kilometres (82 mi) to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara . The city is close to the Equator . The coordinates of Masaka are 0°20'28.0"S, 31°44'10.0"E (Latitude:-0.341111; Longitude:31.736111). Masaka lies at an average elevation of 1,288 metres (4,226 ft) above sea level. Masaka
370-718: The National Resistance Movement and Army (NRM/A) came to power in January 1986, he was appointed Minister of State for Internal Affairs. He later held the positions of Minister of State in the President's office and National Political Commissar. In 1991, he became commanding officer of the mechanized regiment in Masaka , central Uganda , and in 1993 was appointed the army's chief of logistics and engineering. On 7 July 1999, Besigye married Winnie Byanyima ,
407-609: The National Social Security Fund . Hamda Vocational and Social Institute is a institute, Emirati women philanthropist Hamda Taryam was a well-known philanthropist in Masaka Uganda who initiated this charitable projects aims to qualify students professionally for the labour market. The foundation provides free training to orphan students, ensuring they qualify for the market, with proceeds going towards humanitarian and charitable projects sponsored by
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#1732793487884444-473: The 2001 elections. He retired from the Uganda People's Defence Forces in 2001, having attained the rank of colonel. During his campaign, Besigye, who was Museveni's strongest opponent, accused the government of widespread corruption and pushed for an end to Museveni's "Movement" system, which he said had served its purpose as an instrument in Uganda's political transition to multiparty democracy. He lost
481-519: The 2006 elections were contested in court, and the court found massive rigging and disenfranchisement. Besigye allowed an early internal FDC election for a successor president, which took place on 24 November 2012. Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe was born in Rwakabengo, Rukungiri Municipality, Rukungiri District, southwestern Uganda , on 22 April 1956. The second-born in a family of 6, both his parents died before he finished primary school. His father
518-517: The 2020/2021 financial year. According to the 2002 national census, the population of Masaka was about 67,800. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 73,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 74,100. In August 2014, the national population census put the population at 103,829. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Masaka City at 116,600 people. The population agency calculated
555-417: The 2021 elections Besigye launched the people's front for transition, an umbrella movement with a common goal of causing change in Uganda. In May 2022, Besigye was arrested during a protest over skyrocketing commodity prices in Uganda. He was granted bail by the court's magistrate Buganda Road Court Grade One Magistrate Siena Owomugisha on condition that he would pay a USh 30,000,000/ = fee for
592-465: The ban. On 25 November, Uganda's high court granted Besigye bail, but he was immediately sent back to jail on military charges of terrorism and the illegal possession of weapons. Besigye denied the charges and has argued that as a retiree from the armed forces, he should no longer be subject to an army court-martial. He was freed on bail by the high court on 6 January. Although the charges against him stand, Besigye continues to pursue his ambition to become
629-616: The city of Masaka occupied a total area in excess of 100 square kilometres (25,000 acres). Masaka City Council , with assistance from the Central Ugandan government and the World Bank is in the process of implementing major road and street improvements, as part of the Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) program. The city has a working budget of USh73 billion (approx. US$ 21 million), in
666-554: The court bail. In protest of the high fees, Besigye turned down the offer and opted for prison. His lawyers, led by Erias Lukwago , appealed for the reduction of the bail fee, and succeeded in lowering it to 3,000,000/ = . He was then granted bail and came out of prison. A few days after his release from prison on court bail , Besigye resumed protests on Kampala streets and was promptly arrested by Uganda police again, together with his colleague Samuel Lubega Makaku, and sent to prison. Efforts to apply for bail were futile since it
703-614: The election victory was out of their personal effort and not Besigye's or the Party, contributing to rising tensions within the FDC. Besigye was arrested for a fourth time on 28 April, during a "walk-to-work" protest over the high prices of food and fuel. He was pepper-sprayed and dragged from his car by police. This was the catalyst for additional protests leading to riots across Kampala , in which at least two people were killed and 120 people wounded, leading to some 360 arrests. Besigye opposed
740-500: The election, which was marred by claims of widespread vote rigging, violence and coercion of voters. In March 2001 Besigye petitioned the Supreme Court to nullify the election results. A panel of five judges voted 5–0 that there had been cheating but decided 3–2 not to annul the elections. In June 2001, Besigye was briefly arrested and questioned by the police over allegations of treason. The government accused him of being behind
777-413: The election. Both the local and international community came down heavily against Museveni's administration, urging it to release Besigye on bail. The government reacted by banning all public rallies, demonstrations, assemblies or seminars related to Besigye's trial. It further barred the media from discussing the trial, threatening media houses with the revocation of their licences should they refuse to heed
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#1732793487884814-562: The headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka (g) Lake Nabugabo , 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the east of downtown Masaka. (h) Bukakkata , on the shores of Lake Victoria , about 36 kilometres (22 mi) east of Masaka. (i) Masaka Regional Referral Hospital (j) Masaka Currency Center, a currency storage and processing facility owned and operated by the Bank of Uganda , Uganda's central bank . (k) A branch of
851-450: The next president of Uganda . The general elections of 2006 saw FDC as the main opposition party and Besigye as the main challenger against Museveni for the presidency. He stood with Miria Kalule Obote, the first female presidential candidate for the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), Abed Bwanika, who stood as an independent, John Ssebana Kizito for Democratic Party ( DP ). Museveni was elected to another five-year term, having won 59% of
888-605: The population growth rate of the town to average 2.11 percent, between 2014 and 2020. The 2024 national census enumerated the people in Masaka City at 285,509. In 2016, before the metropolis attained city status, Masaka occupied 58 square kilometres (22 sq mi). It was divided into three administrative divisions, (a) Katwe-Butego (b) Kimaanya-Kyabakuza and (c) Nyendo-Ssenyange. It is further subdivided into 54 zones. The annual Uganda Marathon event takes place in June,
925-646: The race route loops twice through the town and the funds generated support local employment and community development. The following points of interest are located in Masaka or close to its borders: (a) the offices of Masaka City Council (b) Masaka central market (c) the headquarters of the Mechanized Brigade of the Uganda People's Defense Force (d) the main campus of Muteesa I Royal University (d) Western Campus of Kampala University (e) St. Henry's College Kitovu . Other points of interest include (f)
962-663: The reintroduction of the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill into the 9th Parliament of Uganda by MP David Bahati . Besigye's support of gay rights together with Youth MP Abe Moses was a contentious issue in Uganda, where homosexuality is already a crime under the Ugandan Penal Code. Besigye was arrested on 1 October 2012 after attempting to make a speech to vendors in Kiseka market in Kampala. He
999-598: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kizza&oldid=1233791764 " Categories : Given names Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Kizza Besigye Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe ( / ˈ b ɛ s ɪ dʒ i / ; born 22 April 1956), known as Colonel Dr. Kizza Besigye,
1036-650: The settlement, resulting in the Battle of Masaka . The town was bombarded with artillery, and fell to the Tanzanian-led forces after light resistance. The Tanzanians subsequently levelled much of the town to take revenge for atrocities committed by the Uganda Army during its previous invasion of northwestern Tanzania . In course of the Ugandan Bush War , Masaka again suffered from fighting. The town
1073-417: The vote to Besigye's 37%. Besigye, who alleged fraud, rejected the result. The Supreme Court of Uganda later ruled that the election was marred by intimidation, violence, voter disenfranchisement, and other irregularities, but voted 4–3 to uphold the results of the election. In the 2011 elections Besigye for the third time in a row lost to Museveni, with a sharp decline from previous polls, failing to win in
1110-509: The vote to Museveni's 62 percent. In the aftermath of this election, Besigye urged his supporters to protest the results peacefully, claiming that the electoral process had been rigged "using intimidation of voters, imprisonment of opponents, sabotage of rallies, late delivery of election materials, delayed opening of election centers, vote falsification at undisclosed tally centers, and bribery, among other malpractices." On May 11, 2016, Besigye secretly swore himself in as president of Uganda,
1147-509: Was a policeman. He went to Kinyasano Primary School and Mbarara Junior School for his Primary school education. He later joined Kampala's Kitante High School for his Ordinary Levels and then Kigezi High School in Kabale District for his Advanced Level education. Besigye enrolled at Makerere University in 1975 and graduated with a degree in human medicine in 1980. While in the bush, he became Museveni 's personal physician. When
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1184-445: Was arrested on charges of treason and rape. The treason charges pertained to his alleged links to the PRA and the 20-year-old northern Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebellion. The rape charge related to a 1997 accusation by the daughter of a deceased friend. His arrest sparked riots in Kampala and around the country. Museveni was accused of trumping up charges against Besigye in an attempt to discredit him or prevent him from standing in
1221-550: Was founded as a township in 1953. It became a town council in 1958 and a municipality in 1968. Masaka was a strategically important location during the Uganda–Tanzania War (1978–79), and was accordingly garrisoned by Uganda Army troops. These soldiers terrorized the local civilians, prompting most to flee the town. On 23–24 February 1979, the Tanzania People's Defence Force and allied Ugandan rebels attacked
1258-595: Was garrisoned by the Uganda National Liberation Army which served as Uganda's national army at the time. In late 1985, National Resistance Army rebels laid siege to the town . After heavy combat, Masaka's garrison surrendered on 10 December 1985. In 2019 the Cabinet of Uganda , resolved to award Masaka, city status effective July 2023. In November of the same year, Cabinet revised the date of city status to 1 July 2020. As of June 2021,
1295-804: Was in Nairobi , Kenya on 16 November to attend a book launch for Martha Karua and was being held in a military prison in Kampala. The Kenyan government denied involvement in the incident, but a spokesperson for the Ugandan government said that Kenya had been informed. On 20 November, he appeared along with FDC member Hajj Lutale Kamulegeya before a military court in Kampala, where he was charged with possession of an illegal firearm and “soliciting military support in Geneva, Greece and Nairobi to prejudice security of defense forces”. Besigye and Kamulegeya pleaded not guilty and were remanded to Luzira Maximum Security Prison . interview on BBC News Masaka Masaka
1332-623: Was past court hours and his lawyers had to apply for bail on another day. The nature of the court session was protested by Besigye's lawyers, who insisted that the suspects had been attended to by the presiding magistrate past official court hours. The bail application that was later filed was also denied and dismissed by the Buganda road court grade one Magistrate Asuman Muhumuza, who said he had no guarantee that Besigye would not commit similar acts once released on bail again. In November 2024, Winnie Byanyima said that Besigye had been abducted while he
1369-465: Was taken to a central police station in the city. Earlier, police had deployed heavily at Besigye's home in a move to block him from travelling to town to hold his rally, but he eluded the security officials until his arrest by police at the city market about an hour later. In the 2016 elections , Besigye again stood as the FDC presidential candidate, going up against Museveni and Amama Mbabazi. Besigye again lost to Museveni, receiving only 34 percent of
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