The Chief Justice’s reading of the President’s speech at the Janani Luwum memorial congregation and the very public statements he made in relation to the Balaalo question fall in the category of.
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Former Electoral Commission chairperson Badru Kiggundu (centre) testifies before the Supreme Court during the Amama Mbabazi election petition in 2016 . PHOTOS/ FILE
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Five years ago, the Supreme Court seemed to have okayed the idea by the Electoral Commission that it could withdraw a national voters register but this week the Constitutional Court ruled that such an act is illegal,
Derrick Kiyonga writes.
In March 2016, Nobert Mao, sporting his customary suit, made an intermittent visit to the Supreme Court, in Kololo, Kampala.
The Democratic Party’s president general’s visit to the Supreme Court was because he wanted to listen to the judgment of the case in which former prime minister Amama Mbabazi challenged the victory of his former boss, President Museveni, on grounds that it was fraught with fraud.
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Supreme Court justices (left toright): Night Tuhaise, Esther Kisaakye, Mike Chibita, Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, Stella Arach-Amoko, Faith Mwondha, Paul Mugamba, Ezekiel Muhanguzi and Rubby Opio Aweri after the pre-hearing of Mr Kyagulanyi’s petition at the Supreme Court in Kampala on Thursday. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA
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Can a presidential petition be amended after the expiry of statutory time?
In 2016, Mohamed Mbabazi, a veteran lawyer who was representing Mr Amama Mbabazi, then the petitioner challenging President Museveni’s victory, made an oral application.
He implored the nine Justices, Bart Katureebe, Jotham Tumwesigye, Esther Kitimbo Kisaakye, Stella Arach-Amoko, Rubby Aweri-Opio, Lilian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, Augustine Nshimye, Eldad Mwangusya and Faith Mwondha to allow him amend the petition out of time.