The supporters of the Democratic Party have threatened to storm Luzira prison, break into its gates and set free the political prisoners detained there without trail.

The Public Relations Officer of the Democratic Party, Jude Mbabaali says that DP wants the government to release the 23 Bugandariot suspects who have been jailed at Luzira prison since September 2009.

Mbabali says that DP has given the government only 30 days ultimatum to start the trial of the case of these 23 suspects. Speaking at the DP head offices, Mbabali said that failure by the government to release the suspects the party would use violent means to secure their immediate release.

Mbabali says that DP lawyers headed by Mukasa Mbidde, Medard Seggona and Erias Lukwago have visited all the offices concerned in a bid to secure the release of the suspects. Mbabali says that the party has written to chief justice Benjamin Odoki over the issue.

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 The conference was about to take stock of last year 2011 and to review the judicial integrity opinion report. It should also be recalled that on the 20th day of October 2011, Mbabali with a group of four voters filed an application in the High Court seeking that Election Petition ‘Mbabaali Jude v Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi’ is still before court be heard and determined. The ruling is coming up for judgment on the 17th day of January 2011 by her Lordship Elizabeth Musoke.

Mbabali told journalists in Kampala on Tuesday that Ssekandi would not have been the right person to preside over the above conference where the Judiciary discussed issues relating to integrity of the judiciary because Sekandi’s image is now tainted in the public eye as he is battling election rigging petition before the same judges he met and preached integrity.

Secondly, Mbabali said he feared that by Sekandi presiding over the conference where Justice Musoke was in attendance may have an impact upon her decision in the said ruling that is to be delivered on January 17^th. Mbabali further condemned the Judiciary for having made Sekandi a Chief Guest.

By James Okello

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The public should recall that on the 20th day of October 2011, we filed Msc. Application No. 108 of 2011 an application for prayers that Election Petition No. 19; Mbabaali Jude v Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi is still before court and should heard and determined. The ruling is coming up for judgment on the 17th day of January 2011 by her Lordship Elizabeth Musoke.

In our opinion Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi would not have been the right person to preside over such a conference where the Judiciary is going to discuss issues relating to integrity of the judiciary because his image is now tainted in the public eye as he is battling election rigging before the same judges he is going to meet and preach to issues of integrity.

Secondly we have a fear that the presiding over of this conference by the said Ssekandi where the said Justice Elizabeth Musoke is in attendance may have an impact upon her decision in the said ruling that is to be delivered on the 17th day of 2012 at the High Court in Kampala. Or the words the said SSekandi may say at the occasion may influence the said judge not to reach the decision in the said ruling with complete impartiality.

We condemn the Judiciary for having made such a bad choice of Chief Guest given the circumstances and we pray that the said judge avoids the said conference to avoid being influenced in her decision in the said ruling that the whole country impatiently awaits for.

By Jude Mbabali

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This time, Sekandi’s problems arise after a group of voters in Bukoto Central re-petitioned the High Court seeking to have Sekandi out of parliament. In the first instance it was Mbabaali who petitioned court seeking the same.

However the Catholic Church and the Buganda kingdom sat down with Mbabaali and requested him to save Sekandi, because when he removes him from parliament, Sekandi will consequently lose his post as Vice President.

The Bishops headed by Bishop Kaggwa of Masaka Catholic Diocese have now recalled Mbabaali, Sekandi and the petitioners for a meeting due to take place on Sunday in Masaka.

Mbabaali says that it is Sekandi’s government that has failed to split Bukoto Central into two constituencies as earlier agreed. He says that the voters in Bukoto know that Sekandi rigged his way to parliament and they don’t want him.

So Sekandi has to fulfill whatever he promised Mbabaali if he wants to stay in the house and perhaps remain on the post of Vice president.

By Walakira Nyanzi

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After he lost the election, Mbabali sued Sekandi challenging his victory, but in a turn of events Mbabaliwithdrew the case after the Katikiro Of Buganda J.b Walusimbi and Masaka Bishop John Baptist Kamyaconvinced him that the Council had passed are solution to create another district to which He would contest as MP.

Now Mbabali has been telling the press at Dp offices in Kampala that he has gathered enough evidence to support the  voters who petitioned court weeks ago challenging the election of Sekandi.

Meanwhile, the party’s legal advisor, Denis Mukasa Mbide also reveals that the EAC court will be hearing their petition on 30^th/Nov/2011 in Arusha, Tanzania in a case they seek to have legislative MPs in theEAC parliament directly elected by local people to have some from the opposition also get a chance to represent the country.

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Mbabaali, a top official in the Democratic Party, says he is going to petition Masaka High Court again seeking the nullification of Ssekandi’s election as Bukoto Central MP on ground that the exercise was not free and fair.

Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi

Mbabbaali says that Sekandi has not fulfilled what they agreed upon before he withdrew the case recently.

The DP man alleges that Ssekandi violated the parliamentary elections Act when he used government vehicles during campaigns.

Mbabaali also alleges that Ssekandi connived with Tugume Mugisha, the former Masaka district returning officer to alter the results from KaboneraSub County, where the petitioner had allegedly defeated the VP with more than 2000 votes.

Mbabaali further accuses Ssekandi of voter bribery in Kyanamukaaka by distributing money, food and alcohol.

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