KAMPALA, Uganda
Uganda Law Council has granted Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua a special practising certificate to represent Ugandan veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his aide, Obeid Lutale who are on remand.
On December 23, 2024, Ms Karua
resubmitted her application expressing grave concerns about the Council’s
December 6 decision to dismiss her initial application to represent her
clients.
Karua had applied for a
special practising certificate to appear before the General Court Martial which
remanded Dr Besigye and Obeid. However, the application was declined by
Uganda’s Law Council, the authority that grants licences to lawyers to practise,
citing Section 18 of the Advocates Act.
The section imposes
restrictions on the temporary grant of the right to practise law in Uganda.
Dr Besigye and Hajj Lutale are
expected to return to court on Tuesday January 7, 2025.
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