The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has distanced itself from the fake certificate of incompetence awarded to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga from reportedly the legal fraternity in Uganda.
The purported certificate was issued on April24, 2020, bearing ULS President Simon Peter Kinobe’s purported signature.
The fake certificate described Speaker Kadaga (pictured) as dishonorable for shutting down Attorney General, William Byaruhanga, calling fellow MPs stupid, disrespecting court orders and undermining the Judiciary.
However, Kinobe has distanced himself from the certificate taking to his Twitter to write, “Let me use polite language since today is Sunday. The idiot that has the impetus to forge my signature is brave! I will find you.”
The fake certificate followed a statement issued by Uganda Law Society on Parliament’s reaction to a Court Order issued on 24th April 2020 and the subsequent reaction to an opinion by Attorney General, warning MPs against using the Shs10bn as per an earlier court order, pending disposal of main case.
The ULS in its opinion about the clash between Kadaga and Attorney General cautioned Parliament that the Judiciary as an institution must be respected; it is one of the three arms of Government and so statements meant to undermine it in any way should be avoided.
The legal fraternity also reminded Parliament that any person aggrieved by the actions of the Legislature, Executive or a private citizen is required by law to refer the said disputeto the Judiciary as a neutral independent arbiter.
Kinobe in his statement also argued that the Attorney General’s opinion and Parliament’s right to disagree with it should be respected adding, “However, we urge Parliament to use legally established methods of addressing circumstances where they disagree with such advice. That orders issued by the Courts of law should be respected, they are binding regardless of whether any party finds them unreasonable or otherwise.”
The statement further highlighted that any party aggrieved by a court order should use established legal procedures to expunge or quash it, but until that order is reversed by another order it should be respected.
