The legal team for journalist Dr Jesse Mashate has denied and described the MONITOR newspaper story of 18th July 2008 alleging the UK court dismissal of the Mashate v Museveni case as "a familiar story that has been repeated donkey times" by the NRM spy elements.

An official who asked not to be named said the Court only refused to quash the 21st June 2007 order that set aside the earlier order of 11th December 2007 which the High Court had previously suspended on 26th September 2007. The Court ordered that the additional orders that had been issued on 03rd October 2007 and 01st February 2008 in favour of Museveni be quashed first before they could grant the relief sought by Mashate in his application to court dated 06th September 2007. Mashate had submitted that the orders of 03rd October 2007 and 01st February 2008 were obtained by Museveni in contravention of the appropriate Civil Procedure Rules, a material discrepancy that warrants the said orders to be quashed.

Journalist Mashate was represented by a London law firm Graceland Solicitors while Mr Museveni Kaguta was represented by Forest Solicitors, also of London, UK. It has also been established that neither self described "lawyers" Peter Magomu nor Patrick Asiimwe represented Museveni at any stage of the proceedings. The duo are Museveni agents in London and are thought to have been contributors to a Sunday Monitor column the called Political Grapevine.

Graceland lawyers also told the court about how the two had masqueraded as Museveni's lawyers and published or caused to be published matters that were prejudicial to the interests of their client. The conduct of the two men and that of Museveni's lawyers is understood to be due for consideration by other judicial organs. Mashate's lawyers explained that the High Court hearing seriously examined the issues of service of the proceedings, legal interests and thus locus standi of non-parties in the proceedings, and the issue of conflict of interest. Nothing else was examined. They added that just like in the past, the proceedings shall continue until they are resolved

In the past the Uganda newspapers the New Vision and the Monitor, had on different occassions published that the case between Mashate and Museveni had been dismissed. They also published several falsehoods concerning Dr Mashate, causing protests against the numerous Museveni spy agents in the Ugandan media.

Other submissions included the matter of Museveni's forged documents and lawyers serving in conflict of interest.

When contacted for comment in London, Dr Jesse Mashate declined and simply referred our correspondent to his lawyers. He however said his struggle with Museveni was a process to achieve justice and not simply an occassion or single event for reconciling losses. Mashate also denied ever being happy simply for his litigation against a sitting East African president. He attributed the quotes to mischievious designs of the reporter. "I would never be fascinated by Museveni's illegitimate social grading. Such conduct would be for small boys loathing for sweets."