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Court orders Police boss Bangirana, AG to file defence in job case
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- Through his lawyers of Kirya and Company Advocates, Mr Maddo is also seeking for court to order Mr Bangirana out of office until determination of the case and also issue a temporary injunction against the Police Authority from renewing his contract until the disposal of the matter.
- Court documents indicate that Mr Maddo filed the case in his own right as a tax payer against the accused parties in public interest seeking for declaratory orders.
- He alleges that the continued receipt of salary and emoluments by Mr Bangirana while in office is unlawful and a wastage of government resources.
Court has summoned Assistant Inspector General of Police Godfrey Bangirana to file his defense against a case in which he is accused of illegally holding office.
Mr Bangirana, a Police director in charge of engineering and logistics is allegedly holding office illegally after his contract expired in July.
According to the court document, Mr Bangirana and the Attorney General are given fifteen days within to file their defense.
“You are hereby required to file a defense within 15 days from the date of service of these summonses on you and in the manner as prescribed by the Civil Procedure rules. Should you fail to file such a defense as required, this honourable court may proceed with the case and judgment entered against you,” reads the summon.
The summon follows a case filed by a concerned citizen, Isaac Maddo who petitioned court to intervene in Mr Bangirana’s unlawful stay in office and that he refunds the salary and emoluments received while in office ‘illegally’.
Through his lawyers of Kirya and Company Advocates, Mr Maddo is also seeking for court to order Mr Bangirana out of office until determination of the case and also issue a temporary injunction against the Police Authority from renewing his contract until the disposal of the matter.
Court documents indicate that Mr Maddo filed the case in his own right as a tax payer against the accused parties in public interest seeking for declaratory orders.
He alleges that the continued receipt of salary and emoluments by Mr Bangirana while in office is unlawful and a wastage of government resources.
“That the 16th July 2019, the contract of the second defendant (Bangirana) expired and was directed by the Inspector General of Police to hand over and vacate office as his continued stay would raise several queries from the public service,” reads the court document alleging that Mr
Bangirana did not handover office but instead the permanent secretary in the Ministry of internal affairs directed his stay.
Mr Bangirana is one of the four directors whose contracts are pending renewal by the appointing authority. Other directors among them are the director of welfare, traffic and the director for fire and rescue services.
Last week Police Spokesperson, Mr Fred Enanga said that Mr Bangirana’s stay in office is not illegal because the force is guided by Police Authority and a number of guidelines.
“For continuity in service delivery, the administration working in close coordination with the Police Authority agreed to allow the officers in office. We are waiting for the decision of the Police Authority sitting on the last Thursday of this month (August),” Mr Enanga said in an interview.
