Uganda Case Law

Eddie Kwizera v Electoral Commission and Another

Eddie Kwizera v Electoral Commission and Another (Constitutional Application No. 04 of 2020) [2023] UGCA 402 (6 October 2023)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Constitutional Application No. 04 of 2020

Judge

Buteera, DCJ, Bamugemereire, JA, Kibeedi Mutangula, JA, Mulyagonja, JA, Kihika ,JA

The court found that the application for contempt against the second respondent was barred by law, as Section 49 of the Electoral Commission Act grants immunity from civil proceedings for acts done in good faith, and the applicant failed to plead or demonstrate bad faith. The application was also found to be an abuse of court process and frivolous, as it was filed prematurely before the expiry of the time frames set by the Constitutional Court for the respondents to comply with its orders. The court held that no contempt had occurred at the time of filing, and subsequent events, including the…

Source excerpt

• Contempt Of Court
• Parliamentary Elections
• Immunity Of Public Officials
• Premature Application