Uganda Case Law

Kazinda v Attorney General

Kazinda v Attorney General (Constitutional Application 16 of 2020) [2024] UGCC 22 (15 November 2024)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Constitutional Application 16 of 2020

Judge

Gashirabake, JCC, Eva K. Luswata, JA/JCC, Kihika, JA /JCC, Kazibwe, JCC, Asa Mugenyi , JA/JCC

The Constitutional Court determined that it has jurisdiction to entertain applications for redress and enforcement of its orders under Article 137(3)(b) of the Constitution, provided such applications relate directly to its prior interpretation and orders. However, the Court found that the orders issued in Constitutional Petition 30 of 2014 were stayed by the Supreme Court, rendering them unenforceable pending the outcome of the appeal. As a result, there were no operative orders with which the respondent could have failed to comply, and thus no basis for a finding of contempt. The Court furt…

Source excerpt

• Contempt Of Court
• Enforcement Of Court Orders
• Right To Fair Hearing
• Stay Of Execution
• Criminal Procedure
• Remedies And Redress