State House in General Parts case
Feb 17, 2004
State House has intervened in the dispute where General Parts proprietor Hajji Haruna Ssemakula is accusing High Court judge Patrick Tabaro of forging a ruling against him.
By Anne Mugisa
and Florence Nakaayi
State House has intervened in the dispute where General Parts proprietor Hajji Haruna Ssemakula is accusing High Court judge Patrick Tabaro of forging a ruling against him.
The principal private secretary to the President, Hussein Kashillingi, has written to the Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki, the director of CID, Elizabeth Kuteesa and the Inspector General of Government (IGG) about the complaint.
In the letter to Kuteesa dated February 16, Kashillingi asked the CID chief to take Ssemakula’s statement.
“It is alleged by the complainant that Justice Tabaro forged a ruling in the above matter (HC MISC APPL. No. 59 of 2002), which caused substantial damage to the complainant. In our view this appears to be a case of forgery.
This is therefore to forward the matter for your personal attention and further to forward the complainant to you to take his statement. We will be pleased to know the outcome of your investigations as soon as you have completed the matter,†Kashillingi wrote.
Ssemakula alleged that Tabaro forged a ruling favouring a company with which he was wrangling over a plot at Nakawa in Kampala. The company, Middle North Agencies, is owned by Shumuk (U) Ltd.
In the letter to the Chief Justice, Kashillingi said State House had forwarded Ssemakula’s complaint to the chairman of the Judicial Service Commission, who was handling the corruption aspect of the complaint.
He said while the complaint of forging a ruling still stands, Justice Tabaro had also insisted on handling cases involving the complainant despite Ssemakula’s protests.
“This is therefore to forward this matter for your personal attention and solution... I pray that you be pleased to inform this office of the action taken or the outcome of your investigation...,†the letter dated February 16 stated.
State House also asked the IGG to forward to the President, the report of the Inspectorate’s investigations on the matter.
The letter said the Inspector General of Government had investigated the matter before.
“I am informed that you investigated the matter.
Unfortunately, it appears that justice continues to elude General Parts (U) Ltd,’’ he wrote to the IGG.
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and Florence Nakaayi
State House has intervened in the dispute where General Parts proprietor Hajji Haruna Ssemakula is accusing High Court judge Patrick Tabaro of forging a ruling against him.
The principal private secretary to the President, Hussein Kashillingi, has written to the Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki, the director of CID, Elizabeth Kuteesa and the Inspector General of Government (IGG) about the complaint.
In the letter to Kuteesa dated February 16, Kashillingi asked the CID chief to take Ssemakula’s statement.
“It is alleged by the complainant that Justice Tabaro forged a ruling in the above matter (HC MISC APPL. No. 59 of 2002), which caused substantial damage to the complainant. In our view this appears to be a case of forgery.
This is therefore to forward the matter for your personal attention and further to forward the complainant to you to take his statement. We will be pleased to know the outcome of your investigations as soon as you have completed the matter,†Kashillingi wrote.
Ssemakula alleged that Tabaro forged a ruling favouring a company with which he was wrangling over a plot at Nakawa in Kampala. The company, Middle North Agencies, is owned by Shumuk (U) Ltd.
In the letter to the Chief Justice, Kashillingi said State House had forwarded Ssemakula’s complaint to the chairman of the Judicial Service Commission, who was handling the corruption aspect of the complaint.
He said while the complaint of forging a ruling still stands, Justice Tabaro had also insisted on handling cases involving the complainant despite Ssemakula’s protests.
“This is therefore to forward this matter for your personal attention and solution... I pray that you be pleased to inform this office of the action taken or the outcome of your investigation...,†the letter dated February 16 stated.
State House also asked the IGG to forward to the President, the report of the Inspectorate’s investigations on the matter.
The letter said the Inspector General of Government had investigated the matter before.
“I am informed that you investigated the matter.
Unfortunately, it appears that justice continues to elude General Parts (U) Ltd,’’ he wrote to the IGG.
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