UGANDA HAS NO JURISDICTION IN KENYA - KIZZA BESIGYE'S LAWYER

On 2 December, Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua announced she has gathered a ‘Pan-African’ group of lawyers to defend Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye (@kizzabesigye1 of @FDCOfficial1 on X), whom Ugandan operatives abducted on 16 November in Nairobi while attending a book launch hosted by Kenyan politician @MarthaKarua (X). 

The legal team has condemned the lack of due process and questioned Uganda’s jurisdiction over alleged offences committed in Kenya, Greece and Switzerland. 

Kenya initially denied involvement, stating its security agencies were not responsible, though Uganda later claimed the operation was a joint effort. 

The abduction adds to Kenya’s growing reputation for controversial cross-border actions, including deporting four Turkish nationals and Kenyan police killing Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif in 2022.

Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8x3vr6zj2o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8x3vr6zj2o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8x3vr6zj2o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAAqxAZ-Nxk

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8x3vr6zj2o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgwg5n0y0lo
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/7/killing-of-pakistani-journalist-arshad-sharif-kenya-planned-assasination