“Emphasizing that the jurisdiction of the General Court Martial is limited to the provisions of the UPDF Act by necessary implication means that its jurisdiction does not extend to other Acts of parliament. The composition and the power of appointment of the Court Martial members by the UPDF High Command further emphasize its restrictive nature. Parliament intended that the jurisdiction of the General Court Martial extends only to the UPDF,” a ruling by justice Kenneth Kakuru reads in part.
The court’s ruling follows a 2016 petition by the then Nakawa MP Michael Kabaziguruka challenging his trial in the General Court Martial. Kabaziguruka was accused of being found with firearms - a preserve of armed forces. It was said then that he intended to use them to overthrow a democratically elected government of Uganda.
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NUP appoints Mathias Mpuuga as Leader of Opposition in Parliament
Friday May 28 2021
Nyendo-Mukungwe MP-elect Mathias Mpuuga (right) displays his National Unity Platform (NUP) membership card as the party’s president, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine looks on - August 13, 2020. PHOTO | MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI
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National Unity Platform (NUP) has appointed Mathias Mpuuga as the Leader of Opposition in the 11th Parliament.
The Nyendo-Mukungwe MP will replace Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)’s Betty Aol Ochan (Gulu Woman MP) who has been in the position since August 2018.
Mpuuga’s appointment was announced on Friday by the NUP Secretary General, Mr David Lewis Rubongoya, a week after members of the 11th Parliament were sworn-in.
Army court releases 17 of 35 NUP supporters
May 25, 2021 Some of the NUP supporters arrive at the army court
The General Court Martial has released 17 of the 35 National Unity Platform (NUP) who have been on remand since December last year when they were arrested from Kalangala island during the presidential campaigns. 18 others have been further remanded until June 8.
Those released on Shs 20 million (non-cash) bail include; Robinson Ntambi Mudde, Stanley Kafuko aka Kysta, Kivumbi Achileo, Samson Ssekiranda aka Giant, Robert Katumba, Kyabagu Geserwa aka Pympah, Faisal Kigongo aka Ras Fazo, Musa Mulimira, Sam Mutumba aka Papa Sam, Hussein Mukasa aka Oshea, John Bosco Sunday, Fahad Tamale, Bashir Murusha and William Nyanzi aka Mbogo.