“Court be mindful to direct because it interferes with the business of the third Arm of the government and to uphold the doctrine of separation of powers.” “The High Court has original an unlimited jurisdiction. Court has rendered several acts made by the Parliament unconstitutional, rendered them nugatory, null and void, use.” “Parliament freedom from outside control cannot be emphasized especially as it performs legislative and ultimately its Constitutional functions.”

“Parliament had not yet taken Cognisas of the existence of the process for a referendum they didn’t know. The people have asked to be the ones to decide on Article 102.” “If this order is granted, it is Parliament to suffer irreparable damage because Court will have under-addressed it from its Constitutional functions.” “The matter has been adjourned to 15th of December that is today at 3 pm for the verdict.”
The High Court will make a ruling on whether to issue an interim order blocking parliament from debating the Age-limit bill. Parliament announced that it was set to debate on the contentious bill on Monday.

This after Asst. Registrar Joy Kabagye heard the interim application filed by 3 opposition political party heads, Abed Bwanika of the PDP party, Ken Lukyamuzi of CP and Asuman Basalirwa of Jeema party who were seeking to have a referendum on the issue. However, while defending the actions of parliament in court this morning, the   AG  William Byaruhanga asked the court to fully observe the doctrine of separation of powers and not issue any orders that interfered with parliament while in the exercise of its constitutional mandate of legislating and making laws.