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US imposes fresh visa restrictions on Ugandan officials over poll Saturday April 17 2021 Military police patrol the streets of Kampala to quell violence during the Ugandan general election. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI Advertisement In yet another cooling of relations between Kampala and its Western allies, the United States has announced visa restrictions on Ugandan officials who are believed to have undermined the democratic process in the country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. “Today I am announcing visa restrictions on those believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, u...

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 elect...

March 3, 2021 Chief justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo with other Supreme court judges “The power of judiciary lies, not in deciding cases, not in imposing sentences, not in punishing for contempt, but in the trust, faith and confidence of the common man,” former USA chief Justice John Marshal. The doctrine of judicial recusal demands that a judge may recuse himself from proceedings if he decides that it is not appropriate for him to hear a case to be heard by him. A judge may recuse himself when a party applies to him to do so. A judge must step down in circumstances where there appears to be ...

This after the said petition published in the Uganda gazatte as it was highlighted by the Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo. On February  24th, Kyagulanyi’s lawyers led by Medard Lubega  Ssegona officially  filed before the supreme Court  the said application. However, the chief justice  and also a member on the nine panel  bench presiding over the said petition  explained that the law requires among other requirements  that the said application  before its heard has to be first gazetted in Uganda gazette. He then informed all parties that once the gazatte is out, then he will noti...

The case has been adjourned by 9 justices led by Chief justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo. According to the law governing election petitions, the application must be supported by two affidavits of the applicant and his lawyer. The National unity platform party filed its election petition before the Supreme court challenging  Museveni’s 14th January 2021 win. In the petition, the NUP party wanted the supreme court to nullify Museveni’s win over vote-rigging among other electoral malpractices.