Kalali contends that Kiiza’s arrest and sentencing violated his rights as a lawyer and undermined his client's right to legal representation. He argues that Kiiza was denied a fair hearing, as no charges were prepared, read out, or defended before his conviction and sentencing.
Parliament told the court that the judgment has effects on the normal operations of Parliament given the declarations that were made therein and that if the Registrar had jurisdiction, they would have asked for an interim order to stop Zaake from returning to his job.
The arrest of of the group came barely a week after their leader Tumuhimbise issued notices on social media platforms announcing launch of a book titled "The Komanyoko Politics, Liars and Accomplices and Unsowing the Mustard Seed".
In an application filed before the Civil Division of the High Court, Kakwenza’s wife Eva Basima is suing the SFC Commander Brigadier General Peter Candia, the Director of Criminal Investigations Directorate Grace Akullo, the Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola and the Attorney General.
Zaake who was on Tuesday afternoon at the High Court Civil Division together with his lawyer Eron Kiiza and scores of his supporters said it was unfair for the ruling not to be given after three adjournments by Justice Esta Nambayo.
The money will be paid by UJA and two Journalists; Hannington Kisakye and Eric Yiga, who filed a case alleging that Waninda had assaulted them. The journalists had filed a case alleging that Waninda had assaulted them during a scuffle at the Commercial Court in Kampala in April 2019.
The section was often cited by security officers to prohibit and disperse rallies and demonstrations organized by opposition politicians, for more than six years since the Act came into force. It specifically gave police officers a mandate to stop or prevent a public meeting held in contravention of the act and provided a two-year prison sentence, upon conviction, for those who defied police directives.
“In the said posts, you expressly and by innuendo refer to the presiding judge; Justice Joseph Murangira as a “Mafia” a member of “the troublesome trio” and also attach multifarious photos of the learned judge clad in judicial robes. You accuse him of “mishandling the case”, playing games and being “in bed with tormentors” and “biased’’ among others,” Kinobe states in his July 17th letter to Kiiza.
