Tag Archives: Election petition

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sulaiman Kidandala, the former Kawempe North Parliamentary candidate has filed an application seeking an order to recover the visitor’s book at Kitalya Prison to confirm that he served his rival, Muhammad Ssegirinya with his election petition. The Electoral Commission, Felix Mugiya, the Deputy Officer in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi is using a Supreme Court ruling that stopped presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi from introducing new grounds to oppose the election of Yoweri Museveni, to also oppose the amendment of a petition that is challenging his election. Businessman Shukla Mukesh, commonly …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Public Service Grace Mary Mugasa has withdrawn an election petition she had filed against Hoima city mayor Brian Kaboyo. Mugasa who contested with Kaboyo in the Hoima mayoral race filed the petition before Masindi High Court alleging that Kaboyo committed numerous electoral …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joel Ssenyonyi, the Nakawa West legislator has accused his challenger Mukesh Shukla for wasting his, and the court’s time by seeking what he called unnecessary adjournments. Mukesh commonly known as Shumuk petitioned the High Court seeking to overturn the outcome of the January 14 polls …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Lira has dismissed with cost an election petition filed against Linda Agnes Auma, the Lira District Woman MP. This petition was filed by Bony Aliro, a voter from Aromo sub county in Lira district who accuses the Electoral Commission of nominating …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission-EC has asked court to dismiss an election petition filed against the Lira District Woman Member of Parliament. The EC argues that the witnesses who swore affidavits are not registered voters. The petition was filed by a concerned resident Bonny Aliro, against Agnes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mukono on Monday rejected eight witnesses and four additional affidavits in the second election petition filed challenging the victory of Idah Erios Nantaba, the Kayunga District Woman Member of Parliament. Justice Olive Kazaare Mukwaya rejected the witnesses and affidavits during the …

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mubende has allowed the Electoral Commission to present Declaration Result-DR forms in an election petition between the Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba and her rival Joyce Bagala. Justice Emmanuel Baguma ruled that for the court to reach a just and fair decision, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has asked the court to dismiss an election petition challenging the victory of Muhammad Nsereko for the Kampala Central MP seat on grounds that Fred Nyanzi did not serve Nsereko with the election petition. Nsereko was declared the winner with 16,998 votes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mukono has dismissed the petition challenging the election of the late Ffeffekka Sserubogo, the former Kayunga LC V chairperson. Boniface Musisi Bandikubi petitioned the court challenging the victory of Sserubogo on grounds that he was illegally nominated and lacked the necessary …