Sekyewa v Attorney General
Sekyewa v Attorney General (MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO. 354 OF 2013) [2017] UGHCCD 63 (2 March 2017)
The court found that judicial review is not appropriate where there is no final decision or refusal by the government agency, but rather ongoing consideration or legislative reform. The Leadership Code Act 2002 and Article 235(A) of the Constitution do not prescribe timelines for the required actions, and the government has demonstrated that it is in the process of amending the law. The applicant failed to show that the respondent made a final decision not to act or that the matter constituted an emergency. Therefore, the application for judicial review was dismissed as the circumstances did…
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- Judicial Review
- Government Inaction
- Access To Information
- Leadership Code Act
- Public Accountability