PAUL AUMA ORWA & WILSON PETERSON MBANDO V. REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES, SAFINA LUNGAZO ALUSE, MATHIAS ABWODHO, JOEL ONONO & AFRICAN ISRAEL NINEVEH CHURCH (SUING THOUGH TRUSTEES)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

1. This is an appeal from the decision of the High Court (Chemitei, J.) delivered on 30^th July 2015 dismissing the appellants’ motion for judicial review.

Background

2. Having been granted leave by the High Court to commence judicial review proceedings, the appellants applied, by a motion dated 9^th January 2014, for an order of certiorari to quash the decision of the 1^st respondent, the Registrar of Societies, (hereafter referred to as “the Registrar”) approving a new constitution with respect to the 5^th respondent, African Israel Nineveh Church, (hereafter referred to as “the Church”); an order of prohibition prohibiting the respondents from interfering with the affairs of the Church; and an order of mandamus compelling the Registrar to convene a meeting of all stakeholders and to call for a referendum on the constitution of the Church.

3. In affidavits in support of the motion, the 1^st appellant and Archbishop John Mweresa Kivuli II deposed that they are leaders of…