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Darlington Sakwa and Another v The Electoral Commission and Others (Constitutional Petition No. 8 of 2006)

Citation: [2006] UGCC 3 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 8 August 2006 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and army MPs are not public officers under Article 80(4) and need not resign 90 days before nomination.

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