(SomaliNet) Uganda’s president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, had an affair with the wife of opposition leader, Rtd Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, the opposition leader has confirmed. However, Besigye denies that this is behind all the rivalry between the two. "Yes, they had a relationship but I do not consider that this relationship has a connection with his relationship with me. What Museveni does to me, he can do it to anybody else who opposes him," Besigye told dpa. Mueveni supposedly had an affair with Besigye’s wife during the bush war that saw Museveni rise to the profile of president. Besigye was Museveni’s personal doctor then. Dpa also spoke to Wafula Oguttu, the spokesperson of the Besigye led party, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), who confirmed the affair news. "Museveni still loves Winnie (Besigye’s wife). He has never given up on her up to this day. I think Museveni has a negative attitude against Besigye because of Winnie,” he said.
Oguttu added that Museveni had many mistresses but Winnie stood out of the crowd when she left him. Besigye has contested twice for UgandaÂ’s presidency and has lost in both instances. He was accompanied by his wife on his campaign trail. Winnie Byanyima is an outspoken lady wo once threatened to reveal secrets about Museveni if he did not leave her husband alone. Winnie and Besigye have one son, Anselm.