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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The legal team of Mbale City Woman Member of Parliament Connie Nakayenze Ggaliwango has asked court to strike out the affidavits of three witnesses of her rival, Lydia Wanyoto Mutende, who ignored the summons to appear for cross-examination. This came after Wanyoto’s lawyer, Swabur Marzuk …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two weeks into the hearing of election petitions, the courts have been advised against declaring runners-up, who successfully challenged the elections of their opponents as winners without going back for by-elections. Supreme Court Justice Prof. Lillian Tibatemwa Ekirikubinza and Makerere University law lecturer, Dr Busingye …

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba has asked the High Court in Mubende to nullify the election of Joyce Bagala Ntwatwa for the Mityana Woman Parliamentary Seat, reasoning that the electoral process was not transparent. Bagala, a candidate of the opposition National Unity Platform – NUP …

  Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Arua has allowed the State Minister for Lands Obiga Mario Kania to file five additional affidavits in defence of an election petition against him. The court’s decision follows a preliminary hearing of the petition on Friday in which Apama Amato …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katikamu North MP Denis Sekabira has  backtracked on a decision to cross examine witnesses of Gaddafi Nassur, a political challenger who is challenging his victory in Court. Sekabira, a member of the National Unity Platform was declared winner of the Katikamu North Parliamentary race …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers under their umbrella organization, Network for Public Interest Lawyers-NETPIL have called upon the government and its security agencies to stop what they called normalization of extrajudicial killings. Speaking on Friday at Makerere University where the School of Law was launching a report on …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP has launched what it describes as a permanent campaign in Teso sub region, six months after Uganda’s general elections. Norbert Mao, the President General of Uganda’s oldest party says that the campaign is meant to identify problems faced by the people of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Youth election observation mission for the 2021 general elections have called on the Independent Electoral Commission to make certain things right for the country to hold future events better. In a statement released recently, the coalition observed human rights violations by security agencies, delays …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Asiimwe Tadeo, the Gulu High Court Judge has ordered for fresh elections in Aruu County. This follows an election petition filed by Samuel Odonga Otto, the former Aruu County Member of Parliament challenging the nomination of his rival Charles Komakech. In his petition, Otto …

Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Monday conceded defeat in the elections held last Thursday. The Zambian leader said he accepts the results of the Aug. 12 elections and that he will peacefully hand over power in line with the country’s constitution. Lungu congratulated President-elect Hakainde Hichilema …