The High Court in Kampala has issued an order directing the reinstatement of Dr.Samuel Oledo as the Uganda Medical Association president with speedy impact.
The High Court in Kampala has issued an order directing the reinstatement of Dr. Samuel Oledo as the Uganda Medical Association president with speedy impact.
Over the weekend, UMA contributors sitting in an atypical normal assembly voted Dr.Oledo out of place of business as the Uganda Medical Association president for breaching the charter of the affiliation.
They changed him with Dr. Edith Nakku-Jolobo who had up to now served as his deputy.
However, Oledo ultimate week ran to courtroom to prevent his impeachment as UMA president.
However, in ruling on Thursday morning, Justice Musa Ssekaana issued a short lived injunction overturning the entire selections of the UMA contributors.
“A temporary injunction is issued restraining the respondent, her agents or employees and any other persons claiming under her from implementation of resolutions dated December,6, 2022 and this court stays whatever was done on December, 18, 2022 until the main cause is disposed of,” Justice Ssekaana dominated.
The pass judgement on defined that it’s within the passion of justice that Dr.Oledo is reinstated as UMA president till the courtroom disposes of the primary case wherein he’s difficult the movements of the medical doctors’ frame.
“The applicant is challenging the decision that resulted in resolutions which have now culminated in his removal from the elected position of President Uganda Medical Association. The applicant came to this court to vindicate his rights and stop illegal exercise of power by some individuals who wanted to stage a ‘Leadership Coup’. This court has a duty to investigate and interrogate the allegations made by the applicant and this court cannot be outrun in ensuring that justice is done to a party before it.”
“There are serious issues to be interrogated in the main application and this court is satisfied that the case for the applicant is not frivolous or vexatious under the circumstances.”
The pass judgement on blasted the UMA contributors for speeding to carry an atypical assembly on Sunday that noticed Dr.Oledo impeached and changed by way of his deputy as UMA president.
“The status quo prior or as at the time the application was filed in this court on December, 9, 2022, ought to be preserved to avoid prejudice of rights of the applicant pending the determination of the main cause.”
The building comes a couple of hours after Dr.Oledo met with President Museveni at State House in Entebbe.
The main points of what was once mentioned then again stay scanty.
Author: Nile Post
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