00:00A church service scheduled to honour jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kiza Bessigye has been cancelled on the orders of the
00:07president, Bessigye's wife said on Monday.
00:11According to Winnie Biennima, President Yoweri Museveni contacted the archbishop and asked to cancel the mass, saying it was political
00:20and had to be investigated.
00:24Bessigye has been in prison for more than a year, awaiting trial on charges of plotting to overthrow the government.
00:31He's been denied bail, despite poor health.
00:35His family had called on supporters to attend a mass at Rubaga Cathedral in Kampala to pray for his health
00:42and her lease.
00:44Young Yoweri has accused Museveni, who's been in power for 40 years, of wanting her husband to die in prison.
00:51Rights groups say his arrest was linked to last month's presidential election.
00:57The vote was marked by a total internet blackout and accusations of widespread intimidation of Museveni's opponents.
01:06Opposition candidate Bobby Wine has been in hiding since the election.
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