NARC Kenya party leader and Senior Counsel Martha Karua will take over Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye's case as lead counsel.
This new development was announced on Monday, November 25, by Besigye's lawyers led by Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago in a press briefing in Kampala.
Lukwago, who met with Karua on Sunday at her Nairobi home, said she would be flying to Uganda to take over the case which is being heard at Makindye General Court Martial.
Following his meeting with Karua, FDC Interim Secretary General Harold Kaija noted that the two discussed approaches to combat cross-border abductions among other issues.
"President Erias Lukwago and Martha Karua convened at her Nairobi residence to explore collaborative approaches to combating cross-border abductions, demonstrating their commitment to regional security. He received a copy of her book whose launch Kizza Besigye missed," he wrote on X.
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Besigye was in Kenya for Karua's book launch when he was arrested and transported to a military jail in Kampala.
In a statement, Karua said he arrived in Nairobi on Saturday, November 16, and checked into the Waridi Paradise Hotel and Suites.
Besigye then left the hotel with a taxi driver for a meeting at 108 Riverside Apartments, Apt. No. C1102 never to be seen again.
"The driver waited for him in the basement parking from about 4:30 p.m. to late evening until around 4:00 a.m. on Sunday when he gave up and left, having received no response to his several messages," he said.
On Friday, September 2022, Uganda's Minister for ICT and National Guidance Chris Baryomunsi addressed claims surrounding the arrest saying the Kenyan government was aware of and played a role in Besigye's arrest.
He stated it would be impossible to apprehend and transport Besigye to Uganda if Kenyan authorities were not aware.
"The government of Uganda was in touch with the government of Kenya, otherwise how would you arrest somebody in the middle of Nairobi and then bring him back to Uganda through the airport or even if it was by land without the full knowledge and support of the State," he said in an interview.
