Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the East African Court of Justice challenging the procedure leading to the election of Jacob Oulanyah as the Speaker of Parliament. Oulanyah, the National Resistance Movement candidate in the race obtained 310 votes to defeat two of his rivals, Rebecca …
Read More »Court issues timelines in Mabirizi’s age limit appeal case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Appellate Division of the East African Court of Justice has issued timelines to be followed by the parties in the case where Kampala city lawyer Male Mabirizi is challenging the removal of age limit from the Ugandan Constitution. Mabirizi started this process in 2018 when …
Read More »Lawyer Mabirizi asks court to halt recruitment process of judicial officers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court seeking to halt the recruitment process of judicial officers by Judicial Service Commission. Mabirizi in documents filed before the Civil Division wants an injunction restraining the Commission from proceeding with the process undertaken and decisions it has …
Read More »Kenyan gov’t defends itself in Male Mabirizi’s case over maize ban
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Kenya has started defending itself in a case in which Kampala based lawyer Male Mabirizi sued it for banning Ugandan maize and poultry in their country. In its defense filed before the East African Court of Justice in Nairobi sub registry, the Kenyan …
Read More »Mabirizi pursues criminal charges, warrant to arrest chief Justice Owiny-Dollo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has instituted private criminal proceedings against the Chief Justice of Uganda Alfonse Owiny-Dollo. The charges arise from the recently withdrawn Presidential Election Petition by former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, and the ensuing altercation that disrupted the Supreme Court last week. …
Read More »Mabirizi petitions JSC over conduct of Supreme Court Justices
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Judicial Service Commission seeking the removal of eight Supreme Court Justices led by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny- Dollo over alleged misconduct and incompetence. The justices are Stella Arach Amoko, Faith Mwondha, Opio Aweri, Paul Mugamba, Mike Chibita, Percy …
Read More »Mabirizi blocked from accessing Supreme Court for Dr Kisakye’s ruling
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi was blocked from accessing the Supreme Court in Kololo where he had gone to receive a ruling arising from the presidential election petition filed by presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi. Mabirizi was today expected to receive the ruling by Justice Dr Esther …
Read More »Mabirizi application for recusal was malicious – Owiny-Dollo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo says that he declined to recuse himself from the presidential election petition filed by Robert Kyagulanyi as demanded by city lawyer, Male Mabirizi because his application was malicious. He revealed this in his detailed judgment on an application filed by Mabirizi …
Read More »Kyagulanyi’s petition: Mabirizi petitions supreme court to block delivery of detailed rulings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking to stop the delivery of detailed rulings arising from the presidential election petitions filed by the former presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. In his application filed this morning, Mabirizi wants court to halt the delivery of …
Read More »Supreme Court gives detailed ruling today and tomorrow
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has fixed Wednesday and Thursday to deliver its detailed rulings on two applications arising from the presidential election petitions filed by National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will deliver its ruling on the application, in which …
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