Justice Elizabeth Musoke

5 Justices of Appeal/Constitutional Court Irene Mulyagonja, Egonda-Ntende, Elizabeth Musoke, Muzamiru Kibeedi and Cheborion Barishaki anonymously ruled that allowing BoU to indiscriminately freeze bank accounts while shielding it from being sued for doing so was unconstitutional and ordered the Attorney General to harmonise all laws to give only courts powers to freeze accounts.

Constitutional Court bars Bank of Uganda from indiscriminate freezing of customer bank accounts without a court order

The Constitutional Court has outlawed Section 118 and 124 of the Financial Institutions Act (2004) which previously gave the Bank of Uganda uncontrolled and unaccountable powers to freeze bank accounts held in
September 15, 2021

 

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