Uganda Parliament has rejected an application that was seeking to include the Clerk to Parliament as one of the defendants in a suit in which two journalists are challenging their dismissal from covering the parliament plenary and committees.

The journalists, Sulaiman Kakaire and David Tash Lumu of The Observer newspaper sought for a judicial review following their dismissal from covering Parliament. The authorities at parliament dismissed the two journalists over inaccurate media reports and their newspaper being too critical of president Museveni’s government.

The journalists want their dismissal from covering activities of Parliament be set aside. Their lawyer, Allan Mulindwa, on Monday asked Court to substitute the Attorney General, who was earlier dropped with consent of both parties, with the Clerk to Parliament. The decision to dismiss the journalists from parliament was reportedly made by the Clerk to Parliament. Ends