People's Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has arrived in Uganda to lead defence lawyers of opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who faces charges in a military court.
Karua and other Kenyan activists were deported on May 18 and May 19 from Tanzania, where they had gone to attend the hearing of a treason trial of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu.
Karua, on May 19, would slam Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu for accusing her and other Kenyan activists of invading Tanzania.
On Monday evening, Karua dismissed Suluhu's sentiments, stating that she, alongside other activits, entered Tanzania legally.
Karua said that despite entering Tanzania through the proper channel, Suluhu's administration went against the East African Community's (EAC) free border access policy to deny them entry into the country.
The former Justice Minister maintained that the Tanzanian Head of State denied them entry and ordered their forceful ejection from the country, contradicting regional unity and cooperation.
"Samia Suluhu, we did not invade your country. We came legally as people from the East African Community (EAC) bloc. However, we were denied entry, against the region's free border access, and ejected," Karua said.
In a statement on Tuesday, May 20, Karua said that their entry to Uganda was smooth, easy, and successful.
"In Uganda with Ngugi Lynn for Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutale case, our entry was without a hitch in the spirit of 'jumuiya'," Karua said.
Besigye and Lutale were arrested in Nairobi in November 2024 and taken to Uganda, where they face charges of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and treachery.
The prosecution alleges that between 2023 and 2024, the duo conspired to overthrow the Ugandan government.
