Was the Constitutional Court right in throwing out the representatives for the army, youth & workers from Parliament?
The Constitutional Court declared that the presence of representatives for the army, youth & workers in Parliament is unconstitutional. The ruling was drafted by a Coram of five judges and read by justice Remmy Kasule. Other justices on the panel were Augustine Nshimye, Ruby Opio, Richard Buteera, Fredrick Egonda-Ntende.
The judges unanimously agreed that the MPs' continued stay in the August House was illegal. The ruling followed a series of petitions filed in 2010 by a group of ‘concerned’ voters contesting the procedures that government uses in electing MPs for the special interest groups.
This has attracted a lot of mixed reactions and debate from the public. The opposition MPs in parliament have also been complaining over the involvement of the army in the parliamentary affairs saying they have always taken sides with the ruling NRM, government and in a way have also influenced the legislative processes.
Question
Was the Constitutional Court justified in throwing out representatives of the army, youths & workers as well as questioning the procedures of their election into parliament?
A. Yes
B. No
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