Prominent Lawyer Male Mabirizi has written the Supreme Court of Uganda challenging the unanimous ruling by the Constitutional Court in the petition against lifting the age limit from the constitution.
The ruling that was made by Justices Owiny-Dollo, Elizabeth Musoke, Remmy Kasule and Cheborion Barishaki at Mbale High Court upheld the Cosntitional Amendment removing Article 102(b) – the clause the caps the upper age limit at 75 years.
Only Justice Kenneth Kakuru ruled contrary to his colleagues.
After the ruling was read minutes towards midnight on July 26, Lawyer Male Mabirizi, who was a petitioner representing himself, rose and asked the Deputy Chief Justice, Owiny-Dollo, who doubled as the chair of the judges panel why the Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga had not shown up in Court despite her being at the centre of the petition.
“My Lord, I have heard the ruling but I am not satisfied by it. For example, I have not heard you talking about the Speaker especially why she didn’t appear on the stand yet she was a principle witness,” he said.
In his response, Dollo told Mabirizi to read the full ruling and if he is not satisfied with the ruling, he should appeal.
“You seem like a man who knows your writes. Do what you think is right,” he said.
In the notice of appeal that Mabirizi has written to the Supreme Court dated July 27, 2018, he notes that, “being dissatisfied with the majority judgment and orders and some aspects of the unanimous judgment of the Constitutional Court, I intend to appeal to the Supreme Court.”
The highest Court in the land has confirmed receipt of his notice but remained tightlipped on when the hearing is likely to be.