Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The issue raised by city lawyer Male Mabirizi questioning the age of former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has taken a new twist. This is after newly released academic documents indicate that Kyagulanyi was admitted at Makerere University for a Diploma in Music, Dance and …
Read More »Judicial service commission probes alleged misconduct by chief justice Owiny-Dollo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission has started investigations into the alleged misconduct of Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo. The charges stem from a petition filed by lawyer Male Mabirizi accusing Dollo of incompetence and misconduct. Mabirizi said that having served as a personal lawyer to President Yoweri …
Read More »Mabirizi starts process seeking to remove chief Justice Owiny-Dollo from office
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has started the process seeking to remove the current Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo from office due to alleged misconduct and incompetence. Mabirizi started the process on Tuesday with his petition to the Secretary of the Judicial Service Commission, a constitutional body …
Read More »Mabirizi petitions court to halt proceedings in Kyagulanyi’s presidential election petition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking to halt all the proceedings in the presidential election petition filed by former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Mabirizi in his application filed on Monday wants the hearing of the case in which Kyagulanyi had …
Read More »Chief Justice declines to step down from Kyagulanyi’s petition panel
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has declined to step down from a panel hearing the case in which National Unity Platform president Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert is challenging the victory of Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni in the January 14th presidential election. The panel of nine …
Read More »Mabirizi petitions speaker over selfish plans to extend MPs term to 7 years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament over what he calls an illegal plan to extend the life of the 11th Parliament from five to seven years. The petition comes at the back drop of the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee mooting …
Read More »Disqualify Chief Justice from hearing Kyagulanyi petition – Mabirizi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo asking him to excuse himself from the presidential election petition filed by National Unity Platform-NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi. Kyagulanyi, the first runners up wants court to invalidate the declaration of Museveni as president-elect of …
Read More »Male Mabirizi seeks to block appointment of Gen Lokech as deputy IGP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has written to the clerk of Parliament Jane Kibirige asking her to block the appointment of General Paul Lokech as Deputy Inspector General of Police. Gen. Lokech has served with the Uganda People’s Defence Forces where he is credited for crashing …
Read More »Mabirizi runs to East African court seeking compensation for Ugandan riot victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has asked the East African Court of Justice to Compensate the families of people who lost their loved ones during the November 2020 riots across the country. The riots which took place between November 18th and 23rd 2020 started immediately after …
Read More »Mabirizi runs to EA Court Appellant division to petition age-limit removal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has filed an appeal petitioning the decision by the East African Court first instance division which dismissed his petition against the removal of the presidential age limit from Uganda’s constitution. Mabirizi filed a 34,800-page record of appeal at the East …
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