By Our Reporter
8th Jan 2019
The High Court Civil Division has halted the polls for the new leaders of Uganda National Students Association
The High Court Civil Division has halted the polls for the new leaders of Uganda National Students Association (UNSA) that was scheduled for tomorrow until further notice.
Justice Musa Ssekaana delivered the consent ruling this morning following an application by Ronald Nahwera, a student of Kyambogo University to halt the polls.
Nahwera applied to the High Court Civil Division for orders restraining the outgoing UNSA Speaker, Alfred Ongwen from presiding over the elections that were scheduled take place in Mbarara on grounds that his term of office expired on December, 31st, 2018.
He also argued that Ongwen is not a paid up member of the Association.
Each UNSA member drawn from Secondary and tertiary institutions of learning is required to pay Shillings 2000 as subscription.
The money is collected by the respective institutions and remitted to UNSA accounts.
This morning, Nahwera’s lawyer, Daniel Byaruhanga and Isaac Ssemakadde, the counsel for the applicants agreed to halt the elections following guidance by Justice Ssekaana that there is need to harmonize a number of issues the UNSA constitution.
Justice Ssekaana directed all members of UNSA to sit with their patron President Yoweri Museveni, the Board of Trustees and former UNSA President to harmonize the provisions in the constitution.
(UNSA) that was scheduled for tomorrow until further notice.
Justice Musa Ssekaana delivered the consent ruling this morning following an application by Ronald Nahwera, a student of Kyambogo University to halt the polls.
Nahwera applied to the High Court Civil Division for orders restraining the outgoing UNSA Speaker, Alfred Ongwen from presiding over the elections that were scheduled take place in Mbarara on grounds that his term of office expired on December, 31st, 2018.
He also argued that Ongwen is not a paid up member of the Association.
Each UNSA member drawn from Secondary and tertiary institutions of learning is required to pay Shillings 2000 as subscription.
The money is collected by the respective institutions and remitted to UNSA accounts.
This morning, Nahwera’s lawyer, Daniel Byaruhanga and Isaac Ssemakadde, the counsel for the applicants agreed to halt the elections following guidance by Justice Ssekaana that there is need to harmonize a number of issues the UNSA constitution.
Justice Ssekaana directed all members of UNSA to sit with their patron President Yoweri Museveni, the Board of Trustees and former UNSA President to harmonize the provisions in the constitution.
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