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Lugonvu & 3 Ors v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 24 of 2009)

Citation: [2015] UGCC 15 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 17 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held by 3-2 majority that the Uganda Police Force acted unconstitutionally in preventing the Kabaka of Buganda from visiting Kayunga District in September 2009, as police have no power to prohibit exercise of freedom of movement under Article 29(2)(a) but only to regulate it.

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