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Kenyan politician, lawyer for Tanzania opposition leader arrested

Kenyan lawyer and presidential hopeful Martha Karua was taken into custody in Tanzania over the weekend while acting as legal counsel for opposition leader Tindu Lissu prior to his treason hearing.
Karua's detention occurred amid escalating tensions in Tanzania ahead of the October elections, during which Lissu's Chadema party was barred for refusing to endorse the electoral code of conduct.
After being held and questioned for three hours at Julius Nyerere International Airport, Karua had her passport confiscated and is now awaiting deportation, according to a spokesperson.
Karua expressed in a recent interview that democratic values are rapidly deteriorating in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, a situation she attributes to the upcoming elections.
Her arrest, alongside threats from Uganda's army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Kenya's reports of abductions after protests, highlights a regional pattern of opposition suppression ahead of elections.

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