Kampala, Uganda – East Africa /31/March/ 2016
By Betty Amamukirori
In the petition, several offences and illegal practices were allegedly committed contrary to the constitution.
by AdministratorUgandans await poll petition verdict – New Vision
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by AdministratorSupreme Court gives Mbabazi team extra day to scrutinise EC results declaration forms – NTV
Kampala, Uganda – East Africa / March 18, 2016
The Supreme Court has granted the legal team of former presidential candidate, Amama Mbabazi, one more day to scrutinise the Declaration of Results Forms that were handed over to them by the Electoral Commission. The extension of the deadline was rejected by President Museveni’s lawyers as well as the two other defendants in the case. The Chief Justice Bart Katureebe said he ruled in favour of Mbabazi’s team for the sake of justice.
by AdministratorBadru Kiggundu appears before Supreme Court election petition hearing – NTV
Kampala, Uganda – East Africa /March 14, 2016
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission Eng Dr. Badru Kiggundu, has today appeared before the Supreme Court for cross examination in the ongoing petition challenging the outcome of the 2016 Presidential polls filed by the Former Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi Kiggundu was cross examined by Amama Mbabazi’s lawyers as the Supreme Court kicked of the Main hearing of Petition.
by AdministratorMuseveni to file election petition response on Sunday – New Vision
Kampala, Uganda – East Africa / 4/March/2016
By Betty Amamukirori
The Supreme Court registry will be open during the weekend to allow all the three respondents in the petition to file their defense.
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by AdministratorMuseveni to be served summons to defend self
Yoweri Museveni who was re-elected as president in the February 18 polls is set to be served with summon letters requiring him to respond to the election petition that was filed against him by former presidential candidate Amama Mbabazi.
According to Maggie Lukowe, Mbabazi’s communications officer, Museveni will be served by a team of lawyers including Severino Twinobusinge and Micheal Akampurira at State House Entebbe at exactly 2.00pm, today.
Court requires that in such rare cases, the respondent is served personally by the petitioners’ lawyers. Therefore, the summons will be handed over to the president and not his representatives, of which he has to confirm receipt.
This follows an election petition filed by Mbabazi on Tuesday this week challenging the declaration of Museveni as the duly elected president, and seeking for nullification of the results.
The petition was filed by Mbabazi against Museveni, the Electoral Commission and the Attorney General.
Mbabazi emerged third in the race, managing a dismal performance of 1.5% of votes cast.
SOURCE: ( New Vision story by Betty Amamukirori, 3rd March, 2016 )
by AdministratorMbabazi lawyers petition court to block Museveni 2016 presidential bid – NTV
Kampala, Uganda – East Africa /February 14, 2015
Lawyers affiliated to former premier Amama Mbabazi have amended a constitutional petition they had earlier filed in the Constitutional Court, arguing that the president should not contest the 2016 elections because he will be physically unfit to finish his term of office, if he is re-elected. Last month, Constitutional court’s Justice Steven Kavuma threw out an injunction filed on behalf of Benjamin Alipanga, a cog of Mbabazi, who is challenging the appointment of the new NRM Secretariat. Mbabazi’s sister in-law, former Agriculture minister, Hope Mwesigye, has joined the fray as she filed an affidavit backing the application.
by AdministratorUganda’s Ruling Party Challenged By Ousted Party Official
Uganda’s ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party is facing a legal challenge from former party Secretary-General Amama Mbabazi, who was ousted in a party vote December 15.
The NRM voted to replace him with Justine Kasule Lumumba, who is expected to report for duty January 1.
But Mbabazi, a former prime minister, has gone to court to challenge his removal. His lawyer, Severino Twinobusingye, said his client intends to serve out his full five-year term, which expires in July.
“He was elected for a five-year term of office by the appropriate organ of the party, and he has to serve that term of office for five years until July next year. He is still the secretary-general,” he said.
Twinobusingye said political parties in Uganda are governed by the Political Parties and Organizations Act, which was made pursuant to the provisions of the Ugandan constitution.
He said the constitution precedes the ouster of Mbabazi.
“As a result, these matters are in the Constitutional Court of Uganda, and it is not possible that anybody can stop him (Mbabazi) from coming back to start his duty come first of January 2015. What they did, I think, was an exercise in futility. It is not good for the rule of law,” he said.
Twinobusingye said he’s confident the Constitutional Court will demonstrate its independence by siding with his client.
“I have absolutely 100 percent confidence in the judicial system of Uganda. Our judiciary is independent, and we are 100 percent certain that they will determine this case to its logical conclusion. We do not see it being done any other way,” Twinobusingye said.
Ugandan courts are currently on their Christmas break and are expected resume their duties next month. Twinobusingye hopes the court will expedite Mbabazi’s case.
“What is very important is that constitutional matters under Ugandan jurisprudence take precedence over all other matters of the court. So, whatever matters are pending in the courts have to be suspended. And, it is extremely critical that it is handled and done expeditiously because it affects the rights of everyone in Uganda,” he said.
Twinobusingye said he does not expect confrontation because Ugandans are peaceful and understand what Mbabazi is going through.
He also said President Yoweri Museveni cannot order Mbabazi’s arrest because both men were both elected to serve out their five-year terms of office.
“I don’t think that cannot happen because the president, who is the party chairman, knows that the current secretary general was elected to serve five years. He was elected the same day the party chairman, Yoweri Museveni, was elected. The party chairman is going to serve for five years. The secretary general, who was also elected with him, is also going to serve his term of office for five years,” Twinobusingye said.
by AdministratorNRM, expelled MPs lock horns over injunction – NEW VISION
Kampala, Uganda – East Africa/March 21, 2014
By Andante Okanya Dibele
The NRM and the four expelled MPs have locked horns at the Supreme Court over an application seeking to restrain the Speaker of Parliament from ejecting them.
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by AdministratorPeter Nyombi Vs Law Society: Case Flops at High Court – URN
Kampala, Uganda – East Africa/November 4, 2013
By Tony Bath
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) is yet to file its response to the suit in which Attorney General Peter Nyombi, is seeking court orders quashing the two-year suspension imposed on him by the lawyers’ body for alleged incompetence.
The matter had been scheduled for its first hearing this morning before Kampala High Court Judge Stephen Musota.It however flopped after court heard that ULS had not yet filed its response although the mandatory 56 days in which they are supposed to do so were running out.Lawyer Joseph Masiko who represented Peter Nyombi in court wondered why the lawyers’ body had not filed its response and yet they had served it with summons on September 24. But in response, lawyer Mohammed Mbabazi who represented the Law Society, asked court for more time to enable him file the response.Mbabazi told court that he only received instructions from the law society on Friday, November 1st, to represent them hence the delay.After listening to both sides, the presiding judge ordered Uganda Law Society to file its response by Friday, November 8th before fixing December 9 as the date for hearing of the matter at hand.
This matter arose on August 29 following an extra-ordinary meeting of the society in which its members unanimously resolved to suspend Peter Nyombi from their professional body by issuing him with a certificate of incompetence.Among other reasons for his suspension were that he misadvised President Museveni on a number of controversial issues including the re-appointment of Benjamin Odoki as Chief Justice and the appointment of Gen Aronda Nyakairima, a serving army officer, as Minister of Internal Affairs.The lawyers at the meeting also expressed extreme displeasure with Nyombi before disassociating themselves from his conduct and opinions for allegedly being inconsistent with the Constitution.
The matter had been scheduled for its first hearing this morning before Kampala High Court Judge Stephen Musota.It however flopped after court heard that ULS had not yet filed its response although the mandatory 56 days in which they are supposed to do so were running out.Lawyer Joseph Masiko who represented Peter Nyombi in court wondered why the lawyers’ body had not filed its response and yet they had served it with summons on September 24. But in response, lawyer Mohammed Mbabazi who represented the Law Society, asked court for more time to enable him file the response.Mbabazi told court that he only received instructions from the law society on Friday, November 1st, to represent them hence the delay.After listening to both sides, the presiding judge ordered Uganda Law Society to file its response by Friday, November 8th before fixing December 9 as the date for hearing of the matter at hand.
This matter arose on August 29 following an extra-ordinary meeting of the society in which its members unanimously resolved to suspend Peter Nyombi from their professional body by issuing him with a certificate of incompetence.Among other reasons for his suspension were that he misadvised President Museveni on a number of controversial issues including the re-appointment of Benjamin Odoki as Chief Justice and the appointment of Gen Aronda Nyakairima, a serving army officer, as Minister of Internal Affairs.The lawyers at the meeting also expressed extreme displeasure with Nyombi before disassociating themselves from his conduct and opinions for allegedly being inconsistent with the Constitution.
But being aggrieved by the lawyers’ decision, Nyombi decided to sue over the same. He argues that he was condemned by the ULS unheard; a move he said is contrary to the rules of natural justice.
He also faults the law society for not having any powers to suspend him and that their resolutions are null and void. He further claims that the ULS did not give him any reasons as to why his legal opinions were wrong.
Nyombi states that the cases cited by the ULS as a basis for his suspension are still before the Constitutional Court for determination.
Nyombi, who is also a member of the ULS by virtue of section 4 of the ULS Act, justifies his legal opinions to President Museveni as being correct on grounds that the government in a statement instead cherished them for being well researched.
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