Kisembo v Kasasira & 6 Others
Kisembo v Kasasira & 6 Others (Miscellaneous Cause 1 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 32 (8 January 2025)
The application was dismissed for lack of a cause of action. The Applicant failed to establish that the 2nd Respondent had the legal mandate to declare the 1st Respondent as Chairperson of the 7th Respondent. The Cooperative Societies Act and Regulations vest the authority to elect the governing body, including the Chairperson, in the general meeting of members, not in individual respondents. No evidence was presented to show that the 2nd Respondent was the legally mandated appointing authority or that the Applicant’s rights were violated by an act of legal mandate. Without proof of mandate o…
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- Cause Of Action
- Cooperative Societies Elections
- Board Appointments
- Internal Society Governance