The Bar through its Chairman, Senior Counsel Philip Murgor, says Karua was detained while in Uganda to attend the court mention and bail ruling of Hon. Erias Lukwago and has been denied access to her lawyers, defence team and family.

The Senior Counsel Bar said the detention and threatened deportation of Karua violated her rights and amounted to interference with her duties as an advocate representing a client before a Ugandan court.

The Bar has demanded that Karua be granted immediate access to her lawyers, family and the Kenyan diplomatic mission, while calling for any deportation process to be halted pending lawful determination.

The statement further urged the diplomatic missions of Kenya and the international community, alongside relevant United Nations Special Procedures, to urgently intervene in the matter.

The Senior Counsel Bar of Kenya demanded “the immediate and unconditional release of Hon. Martha Karua SC, and non-interference as she goes about her duties in Uganda and elsewhere as a duly accredited advocate to appear before a Ugandan Court to represent an accused person.”

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In a string of incendiary posts on social media platform X late Monday, Muhoozi used highly inflammatory language, declaring he was “praying” for Wine’s death and giving him exactly 48 hours to surrender himself to the police, warning that failure to comply would see Wine treated as an “outlaw/rebel” and dealt with accordingly.

Muhoozi did not hold back in his attacks on opposition leader Bobi Wine, branding him a “baboon” and labeling supporters of his National Unity Platform (NUP) party as “terrorists.”

“As for Kabobi, the permanent loser, I’m giving him exactly 48 hours to surrender … If he doesn’t, we will treat him as an outlaw/rebel and handle him accordingly,” the general wrote, referring to the charismatic pop‑star‑turned‑politician by a derogatory nickname.

Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has been in hiding since what he describes as a heavy military and police raid on his home late last week. 

Speaking from an undisclosed location, the opposition leader rejected the ultimatum, accusing the military and police of targeting his family and plotting to harm him.

“I will resurface when I decide,” Wine said in his defiant response, adding that authorities had previously raided his residence and placed his family under effective house arrest.

The dramatic exchange comes in the aftermath of Uganda’s contentious presidential election held on January 15, 2026, in which long‑time President Yoweri Museveni claimed victory with over 70% of the vote.

 Opposition figures, election observers and critics have condemned the vote as marred by alleged fraud, violence, intimidation and internet shutdowns.

Security forces have also been accused of using excessive force against supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Wine’s political party.

 Muhoozi’s posts claimed that Ugandan forces had already killed dozens of NUP members in ongoing clashes, a claim that has fuelled fears of escalating political violence.

Political analysts say the public threats by a senior military commander, who is widely believed to be positioning himself as his father’s successor, represent an alarming breach of democratic norms and could further destabilize the already tense political environment.

Civil society groups and human rights defenders have condemned the rhetoric as dangerous and counter‑productive to peace.

International observers are now watching closely, with calls for restraint and respect for constitutional processes growing louder as the 48‑hour deadline looms.

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