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Former Deputy RCC Burora, three NUP MPs granted bail

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has granted bail of 5 million shillings to former Rubaga Division Resident Deputy City Commissioner Herbert Anderson Burora. Burora on Thursday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi, facing six charges of hate speech and spreading malicious communication. After a …

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NUP replaces Mpuuga with Zaake amid Corruption Claims

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP), made a significant change in its representation in the Parliamentary Commission. Mathias Mpuuga, who held the position, has been recalled over corruption allegations. Acting president of NUP, Lina Zedriga, conveyed this decision in a letter dated March 15, 2024, citing …

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NUP’s NEC: Mpuuga out, Zaake in as parliamentary commissioner

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform- NUP has resolved to drop Nyendo-Mukungwe MP Mathias Mpuuga and replace him with Francis Zaake as Commissioner of Parliament. Nyendo-Mukungwe MP, Mathias Mpuuga may lose his position on the Parliamentary Commission. The National Unity Platform’s National Executive Committee on Friday said it …

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Govt asks court to halt Zaake return to parliamentary commission

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has asked the Constitutional Court to block Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake from returning to the Parliamentary Commission. According to Parliament, they were aggrieved by the decision of the four Justices of the constitutional court against one, to declare that the …

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Parliament asks court to dismiss petition on Zaake-Kinyamatama

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has asked the High Court in Mbale to dismiss an application by lawyer Male Mabirizi, challenging the Deputy Speaker’s decision to refer the Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake, to the Rules, Privileges, and Discipline Committee for investigations. The Deputy Speaker Thomas …

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Zaake demands emoluments, reinstatement after court victory

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake, has petitioned the Clerk of Parliament requesting his reinstatement as a Commissioner following his successful challenge of his impeachment. On September 28th, 2023, the Constitutional Court, in a majority decision of four Justices against one, ruled that …

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Zaake wins case against Uganda’s Speaker

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Constitutional Court has invalidated the parliamentary resolution to remove Francis Zaake, the Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament from his position as a Parliamentary Commissioner. In a majority decision with four Justices in favor and one in opposition, the Court ruled that the …

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Constitutional Court hears Zaake’s impeachment case afresh

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has heard afresh an application, in which the Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake is seeking to reverse his impeachment as a Parliamentary Commissioner. A five-member panel comprising Justices Catherine Bamugemereire, Muzamiru Mutangula Kibeedi, Christopher Izama Madrama, Stephen Musota, and Irene Mulyagonja …

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Zaake storms court, demands judgment on his impeachment petition

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake, has stormed the Constitutional Court demanding the judgment from his petition challenging his impeachment as a Parliamentary Commissioner. The petition originated from a resolution passed by Parliament on March 10th, 2020, which removed Zaake from the parliamentary …

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