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Former Kenyan justice minister blocked from entering Uganda, lawyers' body says
Key takeaways
- Lukwago was himself charged with a treason-related offence last week, and his bail hearing had been due on Monday.
- Ugandan authorities did not give a reason for blocking Karua, although Kenya's Law Society President Charles Kanjama, who had travelled with her, was allowed in.
- Kanjama said it was "of particular concern" that Karua was blocked, despite her travelling "for the same matter and in the same professional capacity" as himself.
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Basillioh Rukangaand Alfred Lasteck Getty Images No reason was given for blocking Martha Karua's entry to Uganda Leading Kenyan lawyer and former Justice Minister Martha Karua has been blocked from entering Uganda and ordered to return home, according to the Uganda Law Society.
Karua had just arrived at the Entebbe airport to join a team defending her Ugandan lawyer colleague Erias Lukwago, with whom they have been representing detained opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who is on trial for treason.
Lukwago was himself charged with a treason-related offence last week, and his bail hearing had been due on Monday.
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