Narc Kenya Party leader Martha Karua could not represent Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye Kifeefe in court on Monday, December 2.
Speaking to the media, Karua explained that she could not represent her client because she had not obtained a special practising certificate.
She added that she was still working on getting the certificate from the Uganda Law Council before Tuesday, December 3.
"I have been able to speak with the Justice on the telephone because we did not find anybody in the office and he has assured me that I will be able to get an answer as early as tomorrow," she stated.
"I have asked that the certificate be processed expeditiously because the case is going on today and I will not be able to address the court without that approval."
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She added that she was allowed in the courtroom and could not have an audience in the court.
"I am in the courtroom after a long wait but I have no right of the audience till the law council grants a special license," Karua wrote on her X account.
Meanwhile, she expressed that many lawyers were willing to assist in the case.
"There are many other advocates from Kenya who are willing to come. Some who are even senior than me," she revealed.
Besigye was arrested in Kenya and charged in a military court for allegedly being in possession of a firearm in Kenya.
According to the politician's lawyer, his abduction from Kenya was aided by the Kenyan government, a move that has drawn criticism from the US and human rights activists.
