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Zawedde v Attorney General and Another (Constitutional Petition No. 1 of 2014)

Citation: [2021] UGCC 15 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 4 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that section 138(4) of the Local Governments Act, requiring election petitions within fourteen days of gazetting, does not contravene the fair-hearing right under Article 28(1).

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