The push by the ruling NRM for a total ban on independents in parliament has attracted the attention of the African Court on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights.<\/p>\n
In their submissions to the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee regarding the constitutional amendments bill, the NRM\u2019s deputy Secretary General Richard Todwong, said the presence of independents undermines the essence of multi-party politics.<\/p>\n
However, in an exclusive interview with KFM, the Court\u2019s President Augustino Ramadhani says the decisions made earlier on similar cases are binding to all AU state parties that have ratified the protocol.<\/p>\n
Citing the Mutikila case in Tanzania, he says Uganda is bound by the courts decisions and so it\u2019s no exception.<\/p>\n
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