Uganda Case Law

Unwanted Witness Uganda and Anor v Attorney General

Unwanted Witness Uganda and Anor v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 16 of 2017) [2021] UGCC 40 (27 April 2021)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Constitutional Petition No. 16 of 2017

Judge

Bamugemereire, JCC, Kakuru, JCC, Madrama, JCC, Mulyagonja, JCC, Buteera, DCJ

The Constitutional Court struck out a petition challenging Uganda’s 2016 social media and mobile money shutdowns, holding it lacked jurisdiction because no interpretation question was raised.

• Freedom Of Expression
• Internet Shutdowns
• Mobile Money Services
• Constitutional Jurisdiction
• Public Interest Limitations
• Freedom-of-expression