By Editorial,
Retired Colonel Dr. Kizza Besigye and Haji Obeid Lutale have petitioned the Constitutional Court, challenging the constitutionality of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Act, 2025, seeking to nullify several of its provisions and permanently bar its enforcement.
In their petition, Besigye and Lutale seek declarations that Parliament acted inconsistently with the Constitution and in defiance of the Supreme Court judgment.
They are asking the Constitutional Court to nullify the contested sections of the UPDF (Amendment) Act, 2025, and issue a permanent injunction restraining the Attorney General and any government agents from enforcing or implementing the impugned Counsel Lukwago speaking…
The Constitutional Court is yet to set a hearing date to determine the petition. END