A team of lawyers, led by Kenya's former justice minister Matha Karua and Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago have on Monday, February 3, 2025, heightened demand for the release of their client. (Credit: Alfred Ochwo)

KAMPALA - Four-time presidential candidate Dr Kiiza Besigye's lawyers are demanding his immediate release.

They say Besigye is a civilian (retired soldier) and that the Supreme Court on January