With retirement nine months away, Uganda’s second most senior judge has asked judicial authorities to reduce his official age, a step that would make him four years younger, the Observer reports
According to the tri weekly newspaper, Justice Steven Kavuma’s prayer on age reduction is still a subject of corridor whispers.
May this year, Justice Kavuma issued an order placing an interim ban on FDC party’s “defiance” activities.
The judge’s order came following repeated weekly prayers that had become a norm since the declaration of the February 18 Presidential election results.
Responding to this court order, Dr Besigye said it was a God ordained right for one to pray, and that Article 43 of the Constitution upon which Justice Kavuma premised his order doesn’t allow anybody to take back people’s rights capriciously.
The Judge also instructed all media houses not to report the ‘defiance campaign’ message.
The Observer reports Wednesday that inside judicial sources claim deputy chief justice Kavuma has sworn an affidavit contesting his birthday and current age of 69 years, which would make him a candidate for retirement in September next year.
“If the judiciary accepts Justice Kavuma’s affidavit, he will keep his job for another four years. Asked on Monday by telephone whether he had sworn an affidavit changing his birthday, Justice Kavuma, who sounded rather shocked, said, “Yeah…but where did you get this information from?” the newspaper adds.
Reporting further, he said: “I’m not ready to discuss those matters through the press, as of now.”
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