The Supreme Court will on Friday hear two petitions challenging the dismissal of 70 Member of Parliament from parliament in a case filed against William Okecho and the government.

Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki

The Supreme Court pane of five Judges led by Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki will handle the petition one filled by the Attorney General seeking a stay of execution to allow the members of parliament remain in the house on the grounds that the previous court ruling nullifying their nomination was invalid.

The second petition to be hard was filed by Budama west Member of Parliament William Okecho who also claims the constitution court ruling does not hold merit.

The Constitutional Court earlier this month ruled that MPs who changed their political affiliation on which they are compeiting for MP in February 2011 elections did so illegally and lost their seats in the current Parliament, and their nominations for current elections are null and void.

Here is the full constitutional court ruling

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Kagonyera is the former deputy to David Chandi Jamwa who is already in Uganda Luzira prison facing charges of mismanagement of NSSF fund.

NSSF workers house building

This follows a revelation earlier this week to hire two additional lawyers at a cost of 500 million Uganda shillings to save it from losing the case.

The embattled NSSF which is facing problems of financial mismanagement of Uganda workers savings stands to lose 20 billion Uganda shillings if Alcon wins the case.

Kagonyera who is also the Makerere University Chancellor told the Uganda Parliamentary Committee of Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises that he advised NSSF when working as the Deputy boss to settle the case out of court because it was cheaper.

He says settling the case in Uganda Courts of laws was caused by a lot of public outcry who never trusted the NSSF fund’s management of working out a transparent deal with Alcon.

The NSSF vs Alcon case is now in the Uganda Supreme Court.

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By Zacharia Tiberindwa, Ultimate Media

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