The French Revolution taught us that a true nation-state relies on "fraternity"—the radical idea that we are all fundamentally connected. The core of civic fraternity is recognizing a fellow citizen's humanity as absolute. Torture, abduction should have no place in the country.
This evening, I paid a courtesy call on Senior Counsel and PLP Party Leader Hon. @MarthaKarua at her home to express my solidarity following her ordeal in Uganda earlier in the day.
Also calling in were Hon. @skmusyoka, Hon. @HonJBMuturi and @profkagwanja.
There can be no meaningful East African Community if citizens performing their professional duties are harassed or barred from moving freely across the borders as permitted by the Treaty.
As counsel for political prisoners Dr Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale, @MarthaKarua has every right to access her client in Uganda.
We call on the government of Uganda to uphold the rule of law and respect binding treaties of the Jumuiya.
Kenyan Law Society President Charles Kanjama has condemned the deportation of Dr Kizza Besigye’s lead counsel Martha Karua from Uganda, describing the move as unexplained and a setback to regional integration efforts. He also criticised the detention of former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, calling it illegal and warning that such actions undermine the spirit of East African unity.
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📹@BuseinSamilu
The New Speaker is just like the Last Speaker. Just rubber stamp.
Here, he found an MP in Karim Masaba who wasn’t gonna be easily bullied. How do you say MPs have read a 300 page loan agreement you have just given them as you request for them to vote?
I am in Uganda as part of the defence team representing Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago in the ongoing treason proceedings. Of particular concern is the decision by Ugandan Authorities to deny entry to Senior Counsel @MarthaKarua, who was travelling to Uganda for the same matter and in the same professional capacity.
The right to legal representation and the independence of counsel are fundamental to the administration of justice. It is difficult to understand why one member of a defence team should be admitted while another is turned away. We call upon the Ugandan authorities to provide an explanation for this action and to uphold the rule of law and regional cooperation that underpin the East African Law Society.
Charles Kanjama, SC
President, Law Society of Kenya
BREAKING: Dr. @kizzabesigye1 and Obeid Lutale's lead-counsel Hon. @MarthaKarua, SC, denied entry at Entebbe International Airport. She has been ordered to return and given no reason.
Hon. Martha Karua was accompaned by @LawSocietyofKe President @ckanjama, SC, who was only allowed.
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