Shortly after Lubwama's speech, other FDC members including councillors and parliamentary candidates started giving their speeches until Ssebugwawo took to the podium to make her own speech, indicting that Buwembo wasn’t part of day’s program.
Dollo who led the panel argued that they need to first investigate and verify circumstances that resulted into the judgement that was supposed to be delivered in in May but was rejected by all parties.
Justice Cheborion Barishaki asked the parties to return to allow court two after two weeks, saying his colleagues Justice Obura and the Deputy Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny Dollo are out of the country.
They are accused for allegedly storming parliament with a petition to the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga protesting the circumstances under which the Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze Bakirekes health was being handled.
Buwembo, a member of the Jobless brotherhood pressure group, is challenging Kato Lubwamas election as a Member of Parliament on grounds that he does not possess the required academic credentials. Ugandan MPs are required to have an equivalent of the Advanced level A-level Certificate of Education as a prerequisite.
The judge had been scheduled to pass her ruling today but halted the same saying in order for the ends of justice to be reached, court has to look at the national voters register and probe the allegation that the main petitioners national voters card was stolen.
The ruling date was set by Justice Margaret Oumo Oguli after lawyers from either side argued in favour and against the grant of leave to the petitioner to file his petition out of the mandatory time.
