Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who won a prestigious prize this year for courageous writing, has been detained, his lawyer has confirmed.The reason for his arrest is unclear, but he has recently been scathing about President Yoweri Museveni and his son Lt-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on Twitter.He described the general as “obese” and said “the Musevenis have imposed enormous suffering on this country”.The BBC has contacted the police for comment.They have not yet confirmed Rukirabashaija’s arrest but his lawyer Eron Kiiza said he was being held by the police crime intelligence agency in a suburb of the capital, Kampala.Mr Kiiza added that he has not been able to gain access to the author, and he had not yet been charged.In his last Facebook post before he was taken away on Tuesday, Rukirabashaija wrote: “I’m under house arrest. Men with guns are breaking my door. They say they’re policemen but are not in uniform. I’ve locked myself inside.”Rukirabashaija won […]
Ugandan author of The Greedy Barbarian detained – lawyer
