Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For now eight times in 17 days, President Yoweri Museveni has addressed the nation, announcing a raft of measures to help the country forestall the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures include those that significantly limit people’s basic rights like freedom of movement, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has constituted a panel of seven Justices to hear a consolidated application seeking to stay the execution of the Constitutional Court decision, which nullified the election of legislators for six newly created municipalities. A notice issued by the Acting Assistant Supreme …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking to stay the execution of the recent Constitutional court ruling which dismissed the election of six MPs in the newly created municipalities. Last year’s judgment affected Apac Municipality MP Patrick Ocan, Sheema Municipality …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A unanimous judgment by five Constitutional Court justices led by the Deputy Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny-Dollo has overturned the election of six members of parliament in newly created municipalities across the country. The affected are Patrick Ocan, the Apac Municipality Member of Parliament, Elioda Tumwesigye, …
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Minister Elioda Tumwesigye, MP Basalirwa thrown out of parliament by Constitutional Court for being elected in constituencies where there “was no vacancy existing” Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Constitutional court has ordered six Members of Parliament (MPs), including Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Elioda Tumwesigye, out of …
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His 2021 plan now involves dealing with Mabikke, Bwanika return Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA |Michael Mabikke is a distinctive figure in the Democratic Party (DP). Chatty and squat and plumb with mid-age, he recently returned to his “mother party”, DP, after a long sojourn. And that, a DP insider …
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THIS WEEK: Court throws out Basalirwa, Bwanika petition on age limit bill Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Politicians Asuman Basalirwa of the opposition JEEMA party, former Rubaga legislator John Ken Lukyamuzi and former presidential candidate Abed Bwanika last week run to Court seeking an order to stop parliament from discussing …
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A section of Busoga Kingdom loyalists have threatened to drag government to court over the appointment of Busoga’s Kyabazinga William Gabula Nadiope IV as an ambassador in charge of special duties in the office of the president. Kingdom loyalists led by the president of Justice Forum (JEEMA) Asuman Basalirwa addressed …
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By Joan Akello JEEMA party president Asuman Basalirwa spoke to The Independent’s Joan Akello about his party’s roadmap to the 2016 general elections. What challenges are you facing in preparation for 2016? The opposition’s most critical challenge is impunity, abuse of the law, the failure to respect the constitution and …
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