By Ben Musanje
30th Jan 2024
Family members of some of the missing Ugandans who were allegedly abducted by security operatives ahead of the 2021 general election have petitioned the Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala seeking their unconstitutional release.
The majority of whom are women and children contend that the continued detention of their people allegedly by the agents of the government is unlawful, and illegal, and constitutes a violation of their fundamental human rights enshrined under the Constitution.
The 18 missing people are; John Bosco Kibalama, John Damulira, Shafik Wangolo, Martin Lukwago, Michael Semudu, Musisi Mbowa, Vincent Nalumoso, Dennis Zimbula, Muhammad Kanatta, George Katumba, Moses Mbabazi, Yuda Ssempijja, Alphat Mugumya, Peter Kitya, Mustapha Muwemba, Hassan Mubiru, Isma Ssesaazi, and Godfrey Kisembo.
Represented by the city lawyer, George Musisi, the distressed family members want the court to declare their relatives’ continued detention without trial as a violation of their Constitutional right to liberty.
They are seeking compensation for a breach of the applicants’ constitutional rights and an order for damages and punitive demands as Counsel Musisi explained.
The NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya says that the party is struggling to cater to 189 children who fall in the category of those who have lost their parents in alleged state violence, detention, or are still missing.
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