The Constitutional Court has issued timelines within which parties in the case filed by six members of Democratic Party challenging the deal entered by their President General Norbert Mao and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
The group including Mps Bayigga Michael Phillip Lulume, John Paul Lukwago Mpalanyi, Fortunate Rose Nantongo , Richard Sebamala and Fred Kayondo their case against Mao, DP Secretary General Gerald Siranda and the Attorney General.
The Deputy Court Registrar ordered the petitioners to file their submissions by 1st March 2024 and serve the respondents by 18th March 2024 who will file their response by 29th March 2024.
According to the Court Registrar, the case will then be forwarded to the Head of the Court who will allocate it to the panel for five Justices for determination.
Evidence before Court shows that 20th July Mao signed a cooperation agreement with the NRM in which he committed the party to supporting to governance agenda without consulting the party structure.
The Legislators contends that whereas they have no problem with Mao being appointed as Minister in his personal capacity, his actions of signing the cooperation with NRM while still serving as the DP President undermines the spirit, letter and principles of democratic governance enshrined in the constitution.
They as such asked Court to declare the Agreement null and void and not binding on the DP and also asked for a permanent injunction restraining all organs of the DP from ratifying the impugned cooperation Agreement between NRM.
