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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has nullified the election of Erias Nalukoola Luyimbazi as the Member of Parliament for Kawempe North and ordered a fresh by-election.
The ruling, delivered by Justice Bernard Namanya, followed a successful petition by Faridah Nambi Kigongo of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), who challenged Nalukoola’s election on grounds of electoral malpractice. In his judgment, Justice Namanya cited two main reasons for the nullification. Firstly, the court found that 16,640 voters in the constituency, including the petitioner Faridah Nambi, were disenfranchised, which the judge said “affected the result of the election in a substantial manner.”
Secondly, the court held that Nalukoola personally campaigned on polling day at Mbogo Primary School Playground and Kazo Angola LCI Office polling stations, contrary to Section 100 (1)(a) and (b), and Section 100 (2)(a) and (3) of the Parliamentary Elections Act (Cap. 177).
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