Uganda, Feb. 12 -- The former principal accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister, Geoffrey Kazinda, has taken on the Ugandan government seeking to challenge several prosecutions and convictions of the Anti-corruption Court and the Court of Appeal regarding fraud-related charges.

Kazinda, who is currently at Luzira prison, filed a case by way of reference before the East African Court of Justice.

Kazinda is seeking several declarations that the actions, proceedings, and decisions of the Court of Appeal delivered in 2020 are unlawful and infringed on the fundamental and operational principles of the East African Community.

He adds that the actions of Ugandan courts infringe on good governance, adherence to the principles of democra...