Uganda: Dr Nyanzi Runs to Constitutional Court to Stop Mental Status Test

Kampala — Controversial Makerere University Research Fellow, Dr Stella Nyanzi has run to the Constitutional Court to block to the government's move to have her subjected to a mental status test.

Dr Nyanzi, who is facing charges of cybercrime and offensive communication for allegedly calling President Museveni as a "pair of buttocks" on her Facebook wall, is seeking a temporary stay of the proceedings at the lower court pending the determination of the main petition.

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