A section of leaders of trade unions have petitioned the High Court seeking for a nullification of the elections for the 5 representatives of the workers members of  parliament in the 10th parliament. The petition before the court was signed by more than 10,000 workers challenging the workers MPs elect for the 10th parliament.
Addressing a news conference in Kampala the petitioners who include Paul Wepukhulu Mutambo from Uganda amalgamated transport and allied workers union, Kagoye Robinah General secretary Uganda parastatal, statutory authority and judiciary workers union, Joyce Lucy Atim general secretary Uganda nurses and midwives association, Mathias Ssuuna Mulumba, among others say that the elections should be nullified because the manner in which they were held was below the required standard.

In their petition filed by their lawyers Alaka and company advocates, Tumwesigye, Musoke, Opio and company advocates and Baluti Soozi and company advocates, they  also want court to interpret whether the former lawmaker in the East Africa parliament Lydia Wanyoto and Charles Bakabulindi the state minister for education were fit to be nominated to contest in the elections.

The group dragged three parties to court which include the electoral commission, Attorney General and the 5 workers MPs elect over the irregularities that marred workers MPs. They accused the electoral commission of failing to clearly publish the dates for workers election compared to the youth elections.

One of the petitioners Kagoye Robinah says the registrar of trade unions failed to maintain the updated register while conducting elections which caused some members to be closed out of elections. She says that although they have already received threats from state machinery to drop the case and some of their members bribed they are ready to fight on.
The workers members of parliament elect in contest include Charles Bakabulindi, Arinaitwe Rwakajara, Agnes Rwabashaija, Margeret Kununihira and Dr. Sam Lyomoki. The contested election was held on 11th of March at Namboole stadium.

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She has decided to file an appeal with the High Court over her quashed application for criminal summons against the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Aronda Nyakairima.

Nabukenya had gone to court accusing the General of making comments about the possibility of a military coup.

Nakawa Court Chief Magistrate Joyce Kabagye yesterday dismissed the application for criminal summons saying that her court did not have the jurisdiction to handle cases of treason.

She also cited the absence of an LC 1 letter from the complainant’s lawyers.

Nabukenya says however says she is optimistic that she will get justice because her case is valid and that no one is above the law.

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The members of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) are smiling from west to left because their party has received $2m from German to be used in the legal battles the party is currently facing.

As we talk now FDC is battling a court case at Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court in which three Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) officials and others are charged with treason in connection with walk-to-work protests.

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