Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director for Civil Litigation Martin Mwambutsya writing on behalf of the Solicitor General has petitioned the Deputy Registrar of the High Court saying that government is not ready for hearing of the case challenging its decision to install tracking devices in all vehicles. The …
Read More »Mabirizi challenges cabinet decision to put tracking devices in vehicles
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court in Kampala challenging the decision by Cabinet requiring every motor vehicle and motorcycle to be fitted with tracking devices at owners’ cost. On June 29th 2021, the Minister in charge of Security Major General Jim Muhwezi …
Read More »Why Male Mabirizi is always in court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Male Mabirizi Hassan Kiwanuka first shot to prominence in 2016 after he sued the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, following a directive by Buganda Land Board, the body that manages the Kingdom’s land to register all bibanja holders for them to get lease land …
Read More »Attorney General seeks more time to file defense in case challenging Museveni’s presidency
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has petitioned the East African Court of Justice seeking an extension of the time within which to file the government defense in a case where lawyer Male Mabirizi is challenging a decision to declare Yoweri Museveni as the duly elected President of …
Read More »NUP to amend constitution that gives absolute powers to Kyagulanyi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On April 12, 2021, city lawyer Male Hassan Mabirizi wrote a letter to the Secretary General of the Electoral Commission demanding that he be availed with a copy of the constitution of the National Unity Platform-NUP. The party changed leadership in 2020 from Moses Nkonge …
Read More »Mabirizi challenges Museveni’s oral directives on Covid-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court in Kampala seeking a declaration that the orders issued by President Yoweri Museveni imposing a lockdown violate fundamental human rights enshrined in the constitution. According to Mabirizi, several statements and speech orders by President Museveni communicated …
Read More »Mabirizi challenges appointment of General Katumba and Muhoozi as ministers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court Kampala challenging the decision by President Yoweri Museveni to appoint several ministers citing different grounds. He is also challenging the appointment of a higher than stipulated number without prior parliamentary resolution. On June 8th 2021, Museveni …
Read More »Mabirizi challenges president’s Covid-19 directives
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court in Kampala seeking to quash the directives issued by President Yoweri Museveni and Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo suspending several operations due to Covid-19. On Sunday, President Museveni announced a 42-day closure of schools to control COVID-19 …
Read More »Mabirizi sues Makerere University for failure to recall Kyagulanyi’s diploma
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court in Kampala for orders to compel Makerere University to initiate the process of recalling the Diploma awarded to the National Unity Platform party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu about 20 years ago. In his June 4th, 2021 …
Read More »Drama ensues as Justice Baguma forwards Mabirizi’s case file to Ssekaana
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Drama ensued on Friday evening at the High Court Civil Division as the Judge who was allocated to hear the case in which city lawyer Male Mabirizi seeks to block the recruitment of judicial officers ordered that the file goes to Justice Musa Ssekaana. Justice …
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