The recent detention of Martha Karua at Entebbe International Airport is an affront not only to her as a lawyer, but to every principle the East African Community claims to uphold.

Tensions within the East African region intensified after Kenyan lawyer and opposition leader Martha Karua was denied entry into Uganda while travelling to attend a court hearing.

Tensions within the East African region intensified after Kenyan lawyer and opposition leader Martha Karua was denied entry into Uganda while travelling to attend a court hearing.