DTB left with stains of illegality in the Court of Appeal judgment
May 12, 2021 Written by Fred Muwema
There was a mood of high expectation when we assembled at the Court of Appeal (COA) to receive its judgment in the appeal filed jointly by Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya against Ham Enterprises and two others.
DTB Kenya had run to the COA seeking to overturn the decision of Justice Dr Henry P Adonyo, the then head of the Commercial court who had rightly found that the credit transaction which the bank had concluded with Ham was illegal for being in contravention of S.117 of the Financial Institutions Act 2004 (as amended).
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A file photo of President Museveni (right) and his vice Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi at an event. PHOTO/ FILE
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The position of vice president gives a person high hopes of being a heartbeat away from the apex of power while languishing in the political doldrums.
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Lawyer Male Mabirizi had wanted the head of the court to step down, citing a conflict of interest.
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Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo yesterday declined to step aside from hearing the presidential election petition filed by Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, challenging President Museveni’s election.
Mr Male Mabirizi, a lawyer, had filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking Chief Justice Owiny-Dollo to withdraw from hearing the presidential election petition against Mr Museveni on account of the conflict of interest.
Mr Mabirizi said the Chief Justice was President Museveni’s defence lawyer in the 2006 presidential petition, and thus cannot be impartial in this petition.