CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LAW (CEPIL) Vs ATTORNEY GENERAL

Case Brief

Introduction
This Petition is brought under Article 137 (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda and the Constitution Court (Petition and Reference) Rules 2005, Statutory Instrument No.91 of 2005.

Background

The petition challenges provisions of the Uganda Wildlife Act, Cap. 200 (now No. 17 of 2019); the Uganda Wildlife (Declaration of Wildlife Conservation Area) (East Madi Wildlife Reserve) Instrument, S.I. No 49/2011; and the actions of the Respondent in the arbitrary and forceful eviction and displacement of communities from lands in areas of Apaa sub-parish, Labala parish, Paboo sub-county in Amuru District.