Court blocks journalists from covering Dr. Nyanzi’s case

High Court Judge, Elizabeth Kabanda, who is hearing the case of Makerere University academician Dr Stella Nyanzi has ordered journalists out of her chambers.
Justice Kabanda on Wednesday ordered journalists out after Dr Nyanzi appeared before her for review of her bail, before Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court, where the presiding magistrate Mr James Ereemye remanded her without hearing her bail application. Nyanzi is accused of cyber harassment and offensive communication.
Journalists from various media are packed in the corridor leading to Justice Kabanda’s Chambers.

FDC’s Kantinti loses Kyadondo East parliamentary seat

The Court of Appeal has nullified the election of Kyaddondo East Member of Parliament Apollo Kantinti on grounds that the Electoral Commission did not comply with electoral laws. Court, therefore ordered the electoral body to organise fresh elections in the constituency.

Mid last year, High Court judge Isabirye Kaweesa, nullified Kantinti’s election and ordered the Electoral Commission to organise fresh elections in his constituency.

This followed a successful petition by NRM’s William Sitenda Sebalu who was the runner up in the February 18 election and lost to Kantinti by a small margin of 326 votes.

“We have found in our resolution on ground number seven that the learned trial judge was correct when he held that there was noncompliance of the electoral laws which substantially affected the results of Kyadondo East Constituency,” reads part of the joint ruling by Justice Paul Mugamba, Justice Cheborion Barishaki and Richard Buteera.

“The election of Kyadondo East Constituency is here by set aside and the electoral commission ordered to conduct fresh elections in the constituency,” the judgment states.

Mr Sebalu had in his petition sued Kantinti, the Electoral Commission and Bukirwa for conniving to commit several election irregularities which he said affected the quality of the election in Kyadondo East in a substantial manner, hence the nullification of the same by the court.

But being dissatisfied with the ruling of the High Court, Mr Kantinti appealed against the same before the Court of Appeal that will determine his appeal today.

The returning officer declared Mr Kantinti the winner of the Kyadondo East constituency with 9,005 votes and Mr Sebalu as runner up with 8,679 votes.

Court ordered the Electoral Commission to organise fresh elections in the