Mabirizi Drags Museveni To Court For Abandoning His “Tibuhaburwa” Name

Posted by: Suubi Anne in Uganda news August 11, 2021

Controversial city lawyer, Male Mabirizi has dragged President Museveni to court for abandoning his “Tibuhaburwa” name before the 2021 elections almost after elections.

Mabirizi argues that up to now the president is using Yoweri Kaguta Museveni instead of Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni.

“By Deed poll dated 6th October 2020, YOWERI TIBUHABURWA KAGUTA MUSEVENI formally and absolutely renounced and abandoned the name YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI and declared that he shall at all times from then in all records, deeds and instruments in writing and in all occasions that require the use of his full name, sign the name of YOWERI TIBUHABURWA KAGUTA MUSEVENI,” Mabirizi says.

On the 6th of October 2020, the president swore a declaration to rectify his name.

“I formally and absolutely renounce and abandon the use of names Yoweri Museveni, Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Museveni, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. And assume and adopt in place of those names my full name Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni.”

The lawyer says it is illegal for the president to sign on any document using a name he threw out last year. He argues that the person who signed the documents is not the president of Uganda.

So Mabirizi is demanding that the court should declare all directives and appointments made by the president illegal. According to him the person “elected” and “sworn-in” are different from the one making appointments.

Mabirizi took this case to the Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala on Tuesday morning.

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