Uganda Case Law

HUB for Investigative Media & Another v Attorney General

HUB for Investigative Media & Another v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition 3 of 2020) [2024] UGCC 25 (12 December 2024)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Constitutional Petition 3 of 2020

Judge

Egonda-Ntende, JA, Luswata, JA, Kihika ,JA, Kazibwe, JA, Asa Mugenyi , JA/JCC

The court held that the requirement to pay a fee for access to public officers' asset declarations under Sections 7(2) and 7(9) of the Leadership Code (Amendment) Act, 2017 does not amount to discrimination or an unconstitutional limitation on the right to access information, as the fee is universally applicable and not inordinately high. However, the court found that Section 11(4) (formerly Section 7(4)) of the Leadership Code Act, which grants the Inspectorate of Government broad discretion to restrict access to declarations, is inconsistent with Articles 41(1), 21(1), 29(1)(a), and 43(c) o…

Source excerpt

• Access To Information
• Leadership Code
• Public Officer Declarations
• Right To Privacy
• Freedom Of Expression