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Parliarmentary Commission v Mwesigye [2019] UGSC 11 (25 July 2019)
The Supreme Court of Uganda held that section 5 of the Parliamentary (Remuneration of Members) Act is unconstitutional to the extent it lets Parliament bypass Article 93 when increasing MPs’ emoluments.
Parliamentary Commission v Mwesigye (Constitutional Appeal 8 of 2016) [2019] UGSC 90 (25 July 2019)
Section 5 of the Parliamentary (Remuneration of Members) Act is unconstitutional to the extent that it allows Parliament to amend the Schedule to the Act, thereby increasing members' emoluments, without requiring that such motions or bills be introduced on behalf of Government as mandated by Article 93 of the Constitution. The Supreme Court affirmed that Article 85, which empowers Parliament to determine its members' emoluments, must be read together with Article 93, which imposes restrictions on financial matters and requires Government initiation for any charge on the Consolidated Fund. The…
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