Court Throws Six MPs Out Of Parliament
By Keefa Nuwahereza
The Constitutional Court in Kampala has thrown six legislators out of Parliament after ruling that they were illegally elected into the August House.
In a unanimous decision, five Justices of the Court including Alphonse Owiny Dollo, Kenneth Kakuru, Cheborion Barishaki, Fredrick Engonda- Ntende and Christopher Madrama ruled that;
Patrick Ochan (Apac, UPC party), Elioda Tumwesigye (Sheema, NRM party), Tarsis Rwaburindore (Ibanda, NRM party), Hashim Sulaiman (Nebbi, NRM party), Asuman Basalirwa (Bugiri, Jeema party) and Abraham Lokii (Kotido, NRM party) were elected to Parliament in non-existent constituents, hence their election is null and void.
Patrick Ochan, one of the affected Legislators
“In the circumstances of this petition, the elections that wer...