Martha Karua denied entry into Uganda
Martha Karua denied entry into Uganda
The People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader, Martha Karua, was denied entry into Uganda upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport on Monday morning.
The Ugandan Law Society (ULS) confirmed the developments on June 22, stating that immigration officials prevented the Senior Counsel from entering the country and directed her to return to Kenya immediately, without providing any explanation.
Karua, who was also in the accompaniment of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Charles Kanjama, had made the trip to Kampala specifically to support the defence team of the Uganda Opposition Leader Kiza Besigye and city lawyer Erias Lukwago, who is currently facing charges of misprision of treason.
“Dr Kiza Besigye’s and Obeid Lutale’s lead counsel, Hon. Martha Karua, SC, denied entry at Entebbe International Airport. She has been ordered to return without being given a reason,” stated ULS.
“Hon. Martha Karua was accompanied by Law Society ofKe President Charles Kanjama, SC, who was only allowed.”
Besigye has remained in pre-trial detention at Luzira Maximum Security Prison since November 2024, following his abduction in Nairobi, Kenya, and forceful rendition to Uganda, where he faces treason, treachery, and illegal firearms possession charges.
His health has deteriorated significantly under near-total isolation, prompting alarm from his family and human rights organisations, while his repeated bail applications have been consistently denied despite court rulings barring civilians from facing military tribunals.
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Lukwago, a prominent attorney, was remanded to Luzira Prison the previous week after the state alleged he withheld information about an alleged treasonous plot linked to veteran Ugandan opposition politician Besigye.
He was seized from his Wakaliga home by armed men in military uniforms on June 15, as he attempted to serve court papers to Chief of Defense Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
He was held incommunicado for 48 hours in an unregistered military facility, with Gen Muhoozi publicly posting photos showing Lukwago blindfolded, before military forces transferred him to Kira Road Police Station on June 17.
Lukwago subsequently appeared before the Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court, where he was charged with misprision of treason for allegedly concealing knowledge of a plot involving opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye between 2021 and 2024, and was remanded to Murchison Bay Prison in Luzira.
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