As part of the petitioner’s legal team in Presidential Election Petition No. 1 of 2016, Amama Mbabazi Vs Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Electoral Commission and Attorney General of Uganda, Twinobusingye Severino and his team successfully submitted and convinced the Supreme Court of Uganda to issue orders that have shaped the country’s electoral jurisprudence. This case laid the foundation of the doctrine of structural injunction in Uganda’s jurisprudence. The Supreme Court gave the Attorney General timelines within which to report back to the court. In the same judgment, the office of Attorney General was defined as the ‘Father of the Law’.
Amama Mbabazi v Yoweri Kaguta Museveni & Others (Presidential Election Petition 1 of 2016)
Petitioner
Amama Mbabazi
Respondents
- Yoweri Kaguta Museveni – 1st Respondent
- Electoral Commission – 2nd Respondent
- The Attorney General – 3rd Respondent
Coram
- B.M. Katureebe, Chief Justice.
- Jotham Tumwesigye, Justice of The Supreme Court.
- Justice Dr. Esther Kisaakye, Justice of The Supreme Court.
- Justice Stella Arach-Amoko, Justice of The Supreme Court.
- Justice Augustine Nshimye, Justice of The Supreme Court.
- Justice Eldad Mwangusya, Justice of The Supreme Court.
- Justice Opio-Aweri, Justice of The Supreme Court.
- Justice Faith Mwondha, Justice of The Supreme Court.
Judgement Summary
The Court upheld the validity of Uganda’s 2016 presidential election despite instances of noncompliance, ruling they did not substantially affect results.
