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Lawyer Male Mabirizi petitioned East African Court of Justice to stop Gen Muhoozi to halt active political rallies.

12 May, 2023
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Lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the East African Court of Justice seeking a permanent injunction restraining General Muhoozi Kainerugaba a serving Uganda People’s Defence Forces Officer from organizing and addressing political rallies and gatherings.

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Mabirizi also wants the Court to order the Speaker of Parliament, Members of Parliament, Ministers, Police and Military commanders, officers, Resident District Commissioners, and government and local government officials from watching, guarding, participating in organizing or any other related activity in furtherance of Kainerugaba's political activities as long as he is still a serving military officer.

Mabirizi contends that being a serving officer, Section 99 of the UPDF Act 2005 prohibits him from participating in politics. He argues that Muhoozi who is also a son of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has continuously breached this as he has held rallies at Entebbe, Mubende-Kasambya, and Kabale within the last sixty days.

Mabirizi wants the East African Court of Justice to declare the actions of Muhoozi as illegal and go ahead and award him general damages and costs of the case.

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