Tag Archives: Unlawful

The long-running, bitter factional warfare within the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has taken a dramatic turn toward aggressive litigation. Legal representatives acting on behalf of prominent party stalwart Joseph Pinytek Ochieno have formally accused Mr. Jimmy Akena of blatant contempt of court, ordering his legal team to restrain him from holding himself out as the party’s president or face severe …

By Aggrey Baba The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has challenged the legality of President Museveni’s appointment of Justice Moses Kazibwe Kawumi as Deputy Chief Justice, warning that the entire process risks being nullified because the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) that recommended him is under active constitutional challenge. The explosive protest by the ULS throws a cloud of uncertainty over Kazibwe’s …

Kampala — The High Court of Uganda has ruled that the disqualification of former Makerere University Guild presidential aspirant, Nattabi Margaret, from the 89th Guild elections was unlawful, awarding her UGX 2 million in general damages and costs of the application. Wooden Gavel In a ruling delivered on February 6, 2026, Justice Simon Peter M. Kinobe found that the decision …