Former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has requested the Chief Justice of Uganda Alfonse Owiny-Dollo to resign over his disgraceful conduct yesterday.
On Thursday, Justice Esther Kisakye, one of the 9 judges of the Supreme Court came out to accuse her colleagues led by the Chief Justice of confiscating her judgement.
In a dramatic incident unheard of in the Judiciary, Kisakye told reporters that the Chief Justice didn’t want her to deliver her dissenting judgement in the case in which Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine challenged the presidential elections of January 14th.
“I informed the court that I will be delivering my consolidated rulings on the four applications. My colleagues have opted not to attend this afternoon session,” Justice Kisakye said, adding that she was surprised that her colleagues opted to shun the afternoon session.
She further noted that the box containing her ruling had been confiscated on the orders of Chief Justice Dollo.
Justice Kisakye made the remarks while sitting alone in the courtroom after the court break.
Commenting about the incident,Bobi Wine-the National Unity Platform (NUP) leader said what Justice Owiny-Dollo did not only disgrace himself but also the Judiciary and the Office of the Chief Justice.
“Fellow citizens, this is what Gen. Museveni has turned our country into- a complete laughing stock! An institution which must be protected as much as possible is the judiciary, simply because it is the last place of refuge for citizens,” Bobi Wine said in a statement on Friday.
” Mr. Owiny Dollo ought to resign from office with immediate effect, if he still has any conscience in him. His scandalous conduct yesterday, and indeed on several other occasions during the Petition, should be condemned in the strongest terms possible. No judge who demonstrates such vile disregard for the Judicial Code of Conduct should be left to get away with it.”
The outgoing Kyadondo East legislator also commended Lady Justice Kisakye for living up to the oath she took to protect the Constitution.
” This is evidence that all is not lost. There is still hope for our country.As we all remember, judicial officers like Benedicto Kiwanuka served Uganda in the most difficult times. Some of them paid a very high price for their stand. But to date, their names are etched in the annals of history.”
