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UPDF admits to battering journalists, asks to settle case out of court
May 5, 2021 Army officers descend on journalists earlier in February
The Uganda People s Defense Forces (UPDF) has asked the High court in Kampala to allow them to settle out of court a case in which they were sued over battering journalists earlier this year.
City lawyer Steven Kalali sued the government on behalf of journalists for battering several journalists on February 22, 2021, who d gone to cover National Unity Platform former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi as he delivered a petition to the United Nations High Commission in Kololo challenging gross human rights violations in the country.
These were covering former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi who had taken his petition challenging human rights violations in the country.
According to Kalali, on the fateful day of February 17th, military police officers descended on journalists who were performing their lawful duties and beat them indiscriminately injuring many of them.
He named Henry Ssekanjako and Timothy Murungi from Vision group, NTV’s Cliff Wamala, and NBS TV’s Josephine Namakumbi as some of the journalists who were injured by the officers.
As such, Kalali noted that previously, the agents of government have violated the constitutional articles guaranteeing freedom of the press and also infringed on the journalist’s right to practice their profession.
East African Law Society sues Uganda govt over internet shutdown
March 13, 2021 Written by URN EALS president Bernard Oundo and Ugandan lawyer Steven Kalali at the East African sub-registry in Kampala
The East African Law Society (EALS) has sued the government of Uganda seeking compensation to everyone who was affected by its actions of shutting down the internet during the just concluded general elections.
The law society that brings together more than 18,000 lawyers from the seven East African countries has sued the Attorney General of Uganda as the first respondent and the secretary-general of East African Community (EAC) as the second respondent in the case filed on Friday evening at the East African Cou
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Monday January 25 2021
Mr Abdul Kiyimba (in a suit), the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer, in court on Friday. He was seeking a recount of the votes, citing a number of irregularities in the tallying process. PHOTO | FAHAD MALIK
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Masaka Chief Magistrate on Friday dismissed an application seeking to recount votes cast for the Bukoto South constituency parliamentary race on January 14.
The application was made by Mr Abdul Kiyimba, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer, arguing that the tallying process had a number of irregularities.
Mr Kiyimba lost the race with 6,685 votes to Dr Twaha Kagabo of the National Unity Platofrm, who got 8,883 votes.