Kasozi & 3 Ors v Attorney General & 2 Ors
Kasozi & 3 Ors v Attorney General & 2 Ors (Constitutional Petition No. 37 of 2010) [2015] UGCC 2 (29 September 2015)
The court held that Parliament's constitutional duty under Article 78(4) to prescribe the procedure for elections of special interest group representatives (army, youth, workers) cannot be delegated to the Minister or any other body. The Parliamentary Elections Act and related regulations, to the extent that they delegated this duty, were declared unconstitutional and void. The court found that the exclusion of non-unionised workers and persons with disabilities not affiliated to NUDIPU from participating in elections violated the right to vote and freedom of association. However, the current…
Source excerpt
- Delegation Of Legislative Power
- Special Interest Group Elections
- Freedom Of Association
- Right To Vote
- Discrimination
- Parliamentary Procedure