Former Uganda Primary health care state minister James Kakooza

Goretti Arinaitwe, who represented the committee in the suit today, has told the high court session presided over by Justice Eldard Mwangutsya that under their rules and procedure of Parliament, the appointments committee is obliged to communicate its vetting decision to the President and not any other person.

She added that this application is bad in law and wrongly before court since court cannot compel the committee to communicate the decision to Hon Kakooza.

She therefore asked court to dismiss the application with costs.

Court shall rule on this matter on Thursday.

Hon. Kakooza sued the Parliamentary appointments committee and the Attorney General challenging the committee’s refusal to avail him a decision regarding his appointment as health minister in Primary health.

In the application, he contends that he was nominated by the President and duly appeared before the said committee for vetting.

He says since then, he does not know his fate and continues to read from the press that his nomination was not successful.

He adds that he has reminded the committee twice tp communicate to him its decision but in vain and thus, his nomination continues to be in a balance.

By Isaac Senabulya

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Justice Eldard Mwangutsya wants the Attorney general to explain reasons for the detention of Byamukama and then proceed to hear a suit challenging the alleged illegal detention of Byamukama.

This was after Susan Adong who represented the respondents in this matter told court that the Director of CMI said he has no knowledge of the presence of Byamukama.

She asked court for more time to get instructions from the IGP and the CID about the matter.

However Julius Ndyomugabe, who represented Byamukama informed court that he has all information that the applicant is detained at RRU in Kireka.

Last week, Dr Byamukama through his wife Doreen Byamukama sued the Chief of Defense Forces UPDF, the director of CMI, the IGP, Director CID and the Attorney General seeking for court orders to compel them produce him before court or release him unconditionally.

In the suit, she contends that Byamukama was arrested on the 16^th of this month at Mbarara by UPDF officials and is to date detained at an unknown military cell without producing him before court to answer any charges preferred against him.

She contends that this continued illegal detention violates the constitutional rights and has also subjected Byamukama’s family to psychological suffering since he is the sole bread winner for the family.

Dr Byamukama was arrested in connection with the death of Col. Edson Muzoora.

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