Uganda Case Law

Kwiringira Magezi and Another v Attorney General

Kwiringira Magezi and Another v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 24 of 2018) [2021] UGCC 19 (4 May 2021)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Constitutional Petition No. 24 of 2018

Judge

Cheborion, JCC, Kibeedi Mutangula, JCC, Musoke, JCC, Mulyagonja, JCC, Egonda-Ntende, JCC

The court held that the districts specified in Article 178(3) and the First Schedule were not entrenched as regional governments because the requisite agreements under Article 178(1) had not been reached; thus, they remained ordinary districts subject to alteration under Article 179. The process for creating Kikube District was found to have complied with constitutional requirements: the motion was debated, committee reports were considered, stakeholder consultations occurred, and the resolution was passed by a majority of Parliament. The court found insufficient evidence that Parliament fail…

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• District Creation
• Parliamentary Resolutions
• Constitutional Amendment Procedure
• Regional Governments
• Local Government Boundaries
• Public Interest Litigation

Nyamuchoncho & Anor v Attorney General & 2 Ors

Nyamuchoncho & Anor v Attorney General & 2 Ors (MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO. 241 OF 2017) [2018] UGHCCD 95 (1 October 2018)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO. 241 OF 2017

Judge

Musa Ssekaana, J

The High Court held that deceased former heads of state’s estates could receive allowances under section 3 of the Parliament (Remuneration of Members) Act.

• Judicial Review
• Statutory Interpretation
• Public Officer Remuneration
• Parliamentary Resolutions
• Estate Entitlements
• Judicial-review

Kabagambe v Attorney General

Kabagambe v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Cause No. 0068 of 2014) [2015] UGHCCD 167 (12 December 2015)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Cause No. 0068 of 2014

Judge

Musota, J

The High Court struck out a judicial review application as time-barred, holding that the three-month limit ran from Parliament’s adoption of the resolutions.

• Judicial Review Limitation
• Parliamentary Resolutions
• Procedural Impropriety
• Certiorari
• Abuse Of Office
• Judicial-review