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Saturday May 01 2021
The applicant Ms Judith Nalukwago and her lawyer Henry Byansi at the High Court in Kampala on Friday. Photo | URN
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Court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Baguma on Friday held that Ms Nalukwago was duly nominated by the university and therefore should be allowed to campaign for now.
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The High Court in Kampala has issued an interim order restraining Makerere University from disqualifying Ms Judith Nalukwago, a student, from participating in the Guild Presidential elections.
Court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Baguma on Friday held that Ms Nalukwago was duly nominated by the university and therefore should be allowed to campaign for now.
MP winners dodge losers to stop court petitions
Sunday April 25 2021
Mr Fred Nyanzi (centre) consults with his lawyer during the hearing of his petition for vote recount for the Kampala Central MP at the High Court in Kampala in January. PHOTO | ABUBAKER LUBOWA
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For months, it has been a game of cat and mouse between litigants challenging results of the recent parliamentary elections and those they want to evict from the House.
Before the cases are heard by judges across the county, the most contentious issue has been tracing the parliamentary seat winners to serve them with court papers – a critical step if the case is to be set in motion.
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), has asked former opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, to pay Shs337m in taxes for his bullet-proof car.
The communication to the leader of National Unity Platform (NUP) party followed the conclusion of the reassessment process of his bullet-proof car, which had initially attracted less tax having been considered as an ordinary car.
“Following the re-examination of your client’s motor vehicle, Toyota Land Cruiser V8 Reg. No. UBJ 667 F, it was confirmed that the unit was armoured. The details of ballistic protection were confirmed as 90 mm for the window upper plate glass and 6 mm for the bottom hull,” reads in part URA’s letter to Bobi Wine’s lawyers of Wameli & Co. Advocates.