George Kanyeihamba

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George W. Kanyeihamba is a Ugandan author, a retired supreme court Judge, former cabinet minister, member of parliament and was a chair of the Legal Committee of the Constituent Assembly that made the 1995 Constitution. [1] He was appointed a member of the Supreme Court of Uganda in 1997 and retired in November 2009. Previously, he served as minister of commerce, minister of justice, and attorney-general, [2] all in President Yoweri Museveni's administration. He holds a Ph.D. in law from the University of Warwick. [3] In 2008, Warwick awarded him an honorary LLD. [4]

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Kanyeihamba was one of the three supreme court justices who ruled that the re-election of President Museveni in 2006 was fraudulent enough to be nullified. [5] He has since lost his post as judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights [6] and commentators believe that his stand in that election petition cost him his job. [7]

He has also been critical of the Government of Uganda when armed men invaded the premises of the High Court of Uganda to rearrest treason suspects that had been released on bail by the court. The Constitutional Court has since ruled that the invasion of the court premises was unconstitutional. [8]

Background

George Wilson Kanyeihamba was born on 11 August 1939 [9] in Kinaba, Kinkizi District, Kigezi Region. [10] He is the last born and eleventh child of Zakaliya Bafwokworora and Kyenda Malyamu Kyakundwa. He attended Hamurwa Church School, Nyaruhanga Anglican Church Primary School, Nyakatare Church School, Kigezi High School, Busoga College Mwiri, Norwich City College. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from Portsmouth University In the 70's, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. [3]

Career

He was also the chancellor of both the Kampala International University and Kabale University. [11] [12] Additionally, he holds the following positions:

Teaching and authorship

On completion of his undergraduate and professional courses, Kanyeihamba was appointed Lecturer at Portsmouth College, now the University of Portsmouth. Later on, he was appointed State Attorney with special responsibilities for teaching law to professional classes and for the London External Degree undergraduates at the Nsamizi Law School in Entebbe which later became the Law Development Center. [3]

He worked as a lecturer in law at Lanchester Polytechnic, now Coventry University, and at the University of Wales in Cardiff. [11] He has authored and co-authored several journal articles and books;

Articles

Legalism and Politics in East Africa: The Dilemma of the Court of Appeal for East Africa published in January 1973 in Transition No. 43, pp. 43–54. [16] Urban planning law in East Africa With special reference to Uganda published in January 1973 in Progress and Planning volume 2 pages 1-83. [17] Law in urban planning and development in East Africa published in January 1974. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Warwick. [18] Urban planning law in East Africa published in December 1974 in Progress in Planning volume 2 pages 1-83. [19] Book reviews and notes published by The law Teacher in January 1977 volume 11 issue 1. [20] Improving the Standards of Human Rights and Refugee Protection in Africa was published in May 1987 in Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees volume 6 number 4. [21] The impact of received law on planning and development in Anglophonic Africa published in June 1980 in International Journal of Urban and Regional Research volume 4 number 2 pages 239 - 266. [22]

Books

Constitutional Law and Government in Uganda: The Theory and Practice of Constitutionalism in Uganda Including the Government and Local Administrations, the Citizen and the State, Administrative Law, the East African Community, and the Commonwealth published by East African Literature Bureau in 1975. [23] Reflections on the Muslim Leadership Question in Uganda. Published by Fountain Publishers in 1998. [24] Kanyeihamba's Commentaries on Law, Politics and Governance. Published by Law Africa in 2006. [25] Constitutional and Political History of Uganda: From 1894 to Present. Published in 2010 by Law Africa. [26] The Blessings And Joy Of Being Who You Are. Published in 2012 by Marianum Press Ltd. [27]

Personal life

Kanyeihamba is married to Susan Kanyeihamba (née Randall). Together, they have three children; Sarah, Joel and Ruth. Kanyeihamba has also an adopted daughter, Betty. [10]

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  2. ↑ Oloka-Onyango, Joseph (2017). When courts do politics: public interest law and litigation in East Africa. Newcastle, England: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 281. ISBN   9781443864091.
  3. 1 2 3 Kanyeihamba, George W (2012). The Blessings and Joy of Being Who You Are. Kisubi Entebbe: Marianum Press. p. 30. ISBN   9789970907502.
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  5. ↑ Nganda, Ibrahim Ssemujju (26 July 2009). "Why I ruled to overturn Museveni 3rd term - Kanyeihamba". The Observer. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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  8. ↑ Ugandan Judges: George W. Kanyeihamba, Anup Singh Choudry, Laeticia Kikonyogo, Martin Stephen Egonda-Ntende, Benjamin Joseph Odoki. Books LLC. 29 May 2010. ISBN   9781157289791 . Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Kanyeihamba The Incredible: His Life, Work, Love for Human Rights, Rule of Law and Constitutionalism in Prose and Photographs. Entebbe Uganda: MicarPrint. 2020. p. 1. ISBN   9789970907533.
  10. 1 2 Kanyeihamba, George William (2021). Kanyeihamba: The Women I Have Loved. Kampala: MICARPRINT. pp. 15–17. ISBN   9789913994156.
  11. 1 2 Kanyeihamba, George W. (2012). The blessings and joy of being who you are. Kisubi, Entebbe, Uganda: Marianum Press Ltd. p. 405. ISBN   9789970907502.
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  20. ↑ Renton, Bruce (1977). "Book reviews and notes". The Law Teacher. 11 (1): 62. doi:10.1080/03069400.1977.9992467 . Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  21. ↑ Researchgate. "Improving the Standards of Human Rights and Refugee Protection in Africa". Researchgate. Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  22. ↑ Kanyeihamba, G. W. (June 1980). "The impact of the received law on planning and development in anglophonic Africa". International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 4 (2): 239. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2427.1980.tb00362.x . Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  23. ↑ Kanyeihamba, George W. (1975). Constitutional Law and Government in Uganda: The Theory and Practice of Constitutionalism in Uganda Including the Government and Local Administrations, the Citizen and the State, Administrative Law, the East African Community, and the Commonwealth. National Library of Australia: East African Literature Bureau. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  24. ↑ Kanyeihamba, George W. (1 April 1998). Reflections on the Muslim Leadership Question in Uganda. Amazon: Fountain Pub Ltd. ISBN   9970021508.
  25. ↑ Project Muse (29 December 2006). Kanyeihamba's Commentaries on Law, Politics and Governance. Law Africa. ISBN   9789966031884 . Retrieved 29 May 2021– via Project Muse.
  26. ↑ Kanyeihamba, George W. (2010). Constitutional and Political History of Uganda: From 1894 to Present. Law Africa. ISBN   9789966031501 . Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  27. ↑ Archbishop Kiwanuka Memorial Library. "The blessings and joy of being who you are". Archbishop Kiwanuka Memorial Library. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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