Busoga royal chief Nkuutu dethroned
Tuesday April 27 2021
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Composition. Eleven hereditary chiefs from the 11 chiefdoms constitute the Busoga royal chiefs’ council. A royal chiefs’ council chairperson is elected from the 11 hereditary chiefs elected by royal chiefs from their chiefdoms whose number [electoral college] is determined by the number of sub-counties in a given chiefdom.
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The chairperson of Busoga Kingdom royal chiefs council, Mr Sam Nkuutu Zirabamuzaale, has been dethroned over alleged illegal occupation of the Bugweri Chiefdom seat.
Mr Nkuutu’s fate was at the weekend sealed by the 13 hereditary royal chiefs of Bugweri Chiefdom who are entrusted with electing a representative to the council.
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Wednesday February 10 2021
A photomontage of Mr Robert Kyagulanyi (right) and his lawyers led by Busiro County East MP Medard Sseggona (seated, left) consulting during the hearing of an application by the former presidential candidate seeking to amend an earlier poll petition at the Supreme Court in Kampala yesterday. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA
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Dismissed: Supreme Court judges say National Unity Platform leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s application to amend the poll petition and include new grounds did not have new information.
Court ruled that the issues Mr Kyagulanyi’s team intended to add to the petition had already been included in the original petition.
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