This was an application for Judicial Review of the decision of
the Government of Uganda represented by the Ministry of
Works & Transport to sign a Contract Agreement on 30th
March 2015 with China Harbor Engineering Company
Limited (CHEC) regarding the Eastern & Northern Standard
Gauge Railway Network Project.
Court considered whether the applicants had locus standi to
bring the application.
Court ruled that a group can only challenge a decision if it
directly affects its own interests because it would be acting in
the same way as an individual. However, where the group has
been formed simply to challenge a decision which does not
directly concern its members, then the group will not have
sufficient
Court held that none of these aspects was demonstrated by the
applicants herein. They only claim that as citizens and active
Members of Parliament in Uganda, they are entitled to
challenge the decision. Being citizens and active members of
parliament does not show sufficient interest to warrant
entitlement to prerogative orders.
Court accordingly dismissed the application.