The implications of the Supreme Court ruling in the Presidential election petition No. 1/2006 on the future of democracy, good governance and the rule of law in Uganda

The HURIPEC baraza on the Implications of the Supreme Court Ruling in the Presidential Election Petition No. 1/ 2006 on the Future of Democracy, Good Governance and the Rule of Law in Uganda took place on Friday 28th April, 2006 at the Faculty of Law, Makerere University. The meeting attracted a large cross-section of the student community and academic staff of Makerere University, representatives of political parties in Uganda, Members of Parliament, and civil society activists, among others. Among those in attendance included the President General of the Conservative Party and outgoing Member of Parliament-Lubaga South (Ken Lukyamuzi), the Secretary General of the Democratic Party (Richard Ebil Otto), the Assistant Legal Advisor to the President (Hussein Kashillingi), the Member of Parliament (Elect) of Kampala Central (Hon. Erias Lukwago) and the Spokesperson of the Democratic Party (Ms. Betty Namboze).
The major objective of the baraza was to provide a forum to a multiplicity of stakeholders interested in streamlining democratic processes in Uganda to analyze and explore the main implications of the Supreme Court ruling with the ultimate aim of coming up with recommendations for future democratic processes.