Male H. Mabirizi K.Kiwanuka v Attorney General of Uganda (Miscellaneous Cause No. 194 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCD 58 (23 July 2021)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Cause No. 194 of 2021
Judge
Boniface Wamala, J
Judicial review challenge to Uganda’s June 2021 Covid-19 directives and Chief Justice’s circular failed; the High Court found both were lawful and dismissed the application.
Leads insurance limited v Attorney general & Ors (Miscellaneous Cause No. 0003 of 2015) [2015] UGHCCD 7 (22 January 2015)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Cause No. 0003 of 2015
Judge
Nyanzi, J
The High Court balanced judicial review against ongoing investigations, allowing access to DCTs while preventing transfers of interests during the case.
The court held that parliamentary approval is a constitutional requirement under Article 223(4) for the IGG and Deputy IGG to serve their respective second terms in office under Article 223(7). The relevant constitutional provisions must be read together to give effect to the intention of the Constitution. A re-appointment is considered a fresh appointment, and therefore, the same approval process applies. The acts of the President and other officers in seeking parliamentary approval were constitutional, and the refusal of the IGG to appear before the Appointments Committee was unconstitution…