Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice has dismissed with costs the application in which the government of Rwanda wanted the case challenging border closure halted. The government of Rwanda wanted the case filed by a Ugandan lawyer Steven Kalali, to be heard by a full …
Read More »EC wants forgery case referred to law council
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has asked the High Court Civil Division to refer three lawyers to the Law Council for disciplinary proceedings. This arises from a case in which city lawyer Steven Kalali accuses the Commission’s lawyers Eric Sabiiti and Hamidu Lugoloobi for allegedly forging …
Read More »EC accused of forging lawyer’s signature to disenfranchise diaspora Ugandans, prisoners
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In an unprecedented suit, a city lawyer Steven Kalali has sued the Electoral Commission accusing them of forging of his signature to accept that prisoners would participate in voting in 2026 elections but not in 2021 as earlier ordered by court. In June 2020, High …
Read More »Court questions Rwanda’s honesty in border closure case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panel of three Judges of the East African Court of Justice hearing the case in which a Ugandan lawyer Steven Kalali sued Rwanda for closing its borders has questioned the honesty of Rwanda’s government. This came after the Attorney General of Rwanda who was …
Read More »Court sets date for hearing Rwanda-Uganda border closure case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice has summoned the Attorney General of Rwanda and a Ugandan lawyer Steven Kalali to appear in court for the hearing of the border closure case. According to the summons, the Registrar of East African Court of Justice Yufnalis …
Read More »Judges asked to avoid unnecessary case adjournments
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President Uganda Law Society, Simon Peter Kinobe has asked judicial officers to desist from unnecessary adjournment of cases. Kinobe made the appeal on Wednesday while presenting a paper at the 22nd Annual Judges Conference titled: “Discharging the mandate of the Judiciary: Towards a Modern …
Read More »Court dismisses interim application seeking to include prisoners in voting process
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has dismissed an interim application by City Lawyer, Steven Kalali seeking to compel Electoral Commission to include Ugandans in the diaspora and prison inmates in the voting process. The Deputy Registrar of the High Court Civil Division, Sarah Langa …
Read More »Court rejects EC’s request in prisoners voting case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has overruled an objection raised by the Electoral Commission in a case wanted an interim application seeking to have Ugandans in the Diaspora and prisoners allowed to participate in the voting process. On Wednesday, the lawyer for Electoral Commission Hamid Lugolobi asked …
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