According to Article 144 of the Constitution, a judicial officer may be removed from office only for inability to perform the functions of his or her office arising from infirmity of the body or mind, misbehavior or misconduct or incompetence.
The same law shows that there will be a tribunal appointed which will recommend to the President that the judicial officer be removed from office on the said four grounds.
Mabirizi’s petition arises from the recent withdrawal of presidential election petition by Kyagulanyi who wanted to overturn Museveni’s January 14th victory from the general elections on grounds that he had committed several electoral offenses.
He says although he is happy that his team received their renewed practicing certificates last month February, the long process of renewal remains a major problem that causes delays, in the exercise.
He was reacting to events today at the Supreme Court after Medard Segona informed the Court that their practicing licences had not been renewed despite having applied for renewal before the Uganda Law Council.
However, justice Dollo directed the chief registrar to issue temporary practicing certificates to Segona and his two other colleagues that will expire on the 18th of this month so that they can be able to present their case to serve justice to their client.
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The lawyers are Anthony Wameli, Medard Lubega Sseggona, Shamim Malende, Erias Lukwago, Nkunyingi Muwadda, Abdullah Kiwanuka, and Asuman Basalirwa.
According to the petitioner, on various platforms including talk shows on televisions and radios, the said lawyers representing Kyagulanyi in the presidential election petition made grave mistakes unprofessional for the members of the bar who are aware of the basic principles of the rule of law.
He contends that the said lawyers made utterances that denigrated the integrity of the Judiciary, blackmailed Justices of the Supreme Court with particular reference to Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, and mixed their client into making ridiculous utterances towards the justices.
The journalists have sued the Attorney General and UPDF soldier Lt. Col Namanya Napoleon who allegedly commanded the attack on them and blocked them from accessing UN offices on the 17th February as Kyagulanyi presented his petition on human rights violations.
The journalists now seek a declaration that as media personnel, they are entitled to freely practise their trade without any intimidation or battering from security agencies as the battering causes them both physical and psychological torture.
One of the applicant journalists; John Cliff Wamala says the way court will treat this case will set a precedent in the way security agencies should be treating journalists.