Nalubega v Kinyamatama and Another (Election Petition No. 6 of 2021) [2021] UGHCEP 38 (17 September 2021)
Court
Election Petitions of Uganda
Case number
Election Petition No. 6 of 2021
Judge
Nambayo, J
The High Court dismissed an election petition challenging a woman MP’s qualification, holding the claim was brought too late and the respondent was a registered voter.
Uganda Peoples Congress and Another v Joseph Bbosa and Others (Civil Misc. Appln. No. 26 of 2016) [2016] UGCA 105 (9 December 2016)
Court
Court of Appeal of Uganda
Case number
Civil Misc. Appln. No. 26 of 2016
Judge
Kavuma, DCJ
The Court of Appeal found that the applicants had satisfied the requirements for an interim order of stay: a substantive application for stay of execution and an appeal were pending, and there was a real and imminent threat of execution of the High Court orders, evidenced by the freezing of the party's bank account and ongoing actions by rival party factions. The court exercised its inherent jurisdiction under Section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act and Rule 2(2) of the Court of Appeal Rules, guided by Article 126(2)(e) of the Constitution, to prevent irreparable harm and preserve the status qu…