{"id":34142,"date":"2018-04-09T12:29:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T12:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/?p=34142"},"modified":"2018-04-09T12:38:22","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T12:38:22","slug":"agelimitpetition-lawyers-want-cdf-muhakanizi-questioned-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/agelimitpetition-lawyers-want-cdf-muhakanizi-questioned-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"#AgeLimitPetition &#8211; Lawyers want CDF , Muhakanizi questioned in court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Ruth Anderah.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lawyers\u00a0representing petitioners\u00a0in\u00a0the age- limit case led by the Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago\u00a0have asked\u00a0court to compel\u00a0over 10 officials to appear in Court in Mbale and be cross-examined on the affidavits.<\/p>\n<p>The officials they want to be cross-examined are the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga,\u00a0the Chief of Defence Forces\u00a0Gen. David Muhoozi,\u00a0head of public service John Mitala, MPs Moses Balyeku and Margaret Muhanga and the Secretary to Treasury\u00a0Keith Muhakanizi.<\/p>\n<p>Other officials that the petitioners want summoned by court are;\u00a0police officers Frank Mwesigwa and\u00a0Asuman Mugyenyi,\u00a0the Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige and\u00a0the Sergeant At Arms\u00a0Ahmed Kagoye.<\/p>\n<p>However the petitioners&#8217; application to have the said officials in court has not heard a direct pass as it has been objected to by\u00a0the deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana\u00a0saying there is\u00a0no justification\u00a0showed by the petitioners to the effect that the evidence the officials will give in cross-examination will help court reach a just decision.<\/p>\n<p>Court will give its ruling on the matter whether to summon the wanted\u00a0officials\u00a0this afternoon at\u00a03pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related Stories&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/news\/agelimitpetition-deputy-attorney-general-wants-application-seeking-kadaga-to-appear-dismissed.html\">#AgelimitPetition &amp;#8211; Deputy attorney general wants application seeking Kadaga to appear dismissed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/news\/age-limit-security-tightened-ahead-of-petition-hearing-in-mbale.html\">Age limit: Security tightened ahead of petition hearing in Mbale<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ruth Anderah. Lawyers\u00a0representing petitioners\u00a0in\u00a0the age- limit case led by the Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago\u00a0have asked\u00a0court to compel\u00a0over 10 officials to appear in Court in Mbale and be cross-examined on the affidavits. The officials they want to be cross-examined are the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga,\u00a0the Chief of Defence Forces\u00a0Gen. David Muhoozi,\u00a0head of public service John Mitala, MPs Moses Balyeku and Margaret Muhanga and the Secretary to Treasury\u00a0Keith Muhakanizi. Other officials that the petitioners want summoned by court are;\u00a0police officers Frank Mwesigwa and\u00a0Asuman Mugyenyi,\u00a0the Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige and\u00a0the Sergeant At Arms\u00a0Ahmed Kagoye. 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