Democratic Party and Mukasa Mbidde v The Secretary General of the EAC and the AG of Uganda

Case Number	REF NO. 6 of 2011
Summary	The subject matter is that Rules 11(1) and Appendix B 3,10,11 of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Uganda 2006 which are to be used by the Parliament of Uganda in the election of the members of the East African Legislative Assembly in the upcoming elections are in contravention of the Constitution of Uganda and the Treaty of the Establishment of the East African Community and that the Secretary General of the East African Community has failed to supervise the Government of Uganda to ensure that the parliament of Uganda amends its laws in order to make them conform to Article 50 of the Treaty of the Establishment of the East African Community.
Respondent	The Secretary General of the East African Community; The Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda
Complainant	Democratic Party and Mukasa Mbidde
Date filed	August 4, 2011
Countries	East African Community , Uganda
Keyword	EALA , Elections , Legislature
Treaty Article	Article 1 , Article 50 , Rules of Procedure 2010

Verdict	1. The Parliament of the Republic of Uganda, the Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda, the EALA are restrained and prohibited from conducting and carrying out any elections of members to the EALA, assembling, convening, ecognizing, administering Oath of Office or otherwise howsoever presiding over or participating in the election of the Representatives of Uganda and ecognizing of any names of nominees as duly nominated and elected to the EALA until the Rules 11(1) and Appendix B r 3, 10 and 11 of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Uganda, 2006 are amended by the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda to conform to the provisions of Article 50 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community. 2.The case against the 1^st Respondent is dismissed with no orders as to costs. 3.The 2^nd Respondents shall pay the costs of this Reference to the Applicants.
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Date delivered	May 9, 2012
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