Documents filed in the Constitutional court on February 18, provide some of the strongest legal arguments yet for and against the appointment of General Aronda Nyakairima, a serving military officer, as minister for Internal Affairs.
The case stems from a petition filed by Kampala Lawyer Eron Kiiza in June 2013, challenging Nyakairima's appointment in May. The petitioner says the appointment is a gross abuse of the Constitution for an army officer, to serve in a politically-partisan position.
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