Uganda Case Law

Unwanted Witness Uganda and Anor v Attorney General

Unwanted Witness Uganda and Anor v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 16 of 2017) [2021] UGCC 40 (27 April 2021)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Constitutional Petition No. 16 of 2017

Judge

Bamugemereire, JCC, Kakuru, JCC, Madrama, JCC, Mulyagonja, JCC, Buteera, DCJ

The Constitutional Court struck out a petition challenging Uganda’s 2016 social media and mobile money shutdowns, holding it lacked jurisdiction because no interpretation question was raised.

• Freedom Of Expression
• Internet Shutdowns
• Mobile Money Services
• Constitutional Jurisdiction
• Public Interest Limitations
• Freedom-of-expression

Charles Onyango and Anor v Attorney General

Charles Onyango and Anor v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 15 of 1997) [1997] UGCC 7 (14 December 1997)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Constitutional Petition No. 15 of 1997

The court found that the petition was directly related to the criminal charges pending against the petitioners, as it sought to challenge the constitutionality of the prosecution and to obtain an order releasing the petitioners from the criminal proceedings. The court determined that the petition was brought as a means to circumvent or pre-empt the ongoing criminal prosecution. Relying on precedent, the court held that where criminal proceedings are pending in another court and a constitutional petition is brought in respect of the same matter, the petition should be stayed until the criminal…

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• Freedom Of Expression
• Prosecution Of False News
• Constitutional Jurisdiction
• Stay Of Proceedings