Uganda Case Law

Magombe v Electoral Commission & Anor

Magombe v Electoral Commission & Anor (Election Petition Appeal No.088 of 2016) [2018] UGCA 32 (1 June 2018)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Election Petition Appeal No.088 of 2016

Judge

Owiny-Dollo, DCJ

The Court of Appeal held that the Appellant failed to discharge the burden of proof regarding the 2nd Respondent's academic qualifications, as mere discrepancies in names and lack of cogent evidence were insufficient to impeach the nomination. The trial judge's refusal to declare the Appellant as winner and her order on costs were upheld as proper exercises of discretion, given the inability to conclusively determine the winner due to tallying errors affecting both parties. However, the appellate court found that the trial judge erred in excluding evidence of Declaration of Results Forms for…

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• Nomination Qualification Disputes
• Academic Credentials Verification
• Tallying Errors
• Burden Of Proof
• Costs Award
• Admission Of Evidence

Kyaboogo Kakiiza Fred v Tinkamanyire George and Others (HCT-01-CV-EP-0002/2006) (HCT-01-CV-EP-0002/2006)

Kyaboogo Kakiiza Fred v Tinkamanyire George and Others (HCT-01-CV-EP-0002/2006) (HCT-01-CV-EP-0002/2006) [2006] UGHC 14 (4 May 2006)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

HCT-01-CV-EP-0002/2006

Election petition challenging a district chairperson’s academic qualifications was dismissed as time-barred and, in any event, unsupported by reliable proof.

• Election Qualification Disputes
• Academic Credentials Verification
• Local Government Elections
• Election-qualification-disputes
• Academic-credentials-verification
• Local-government-elections

Ochieng Vs Adeya & 2 Ors

Ochieng Vs Adeya & 2 Ors (Election Petition Appeal No. 15 of 2002) [2002] UGCA 6 (14 January 2002)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Election Petition Appeal No. 15 of 2002

The Court of Appeal upheld dismissal of an election petition appeal, finding the appellant’s qualification documents did not satisfy mandatory statutory requirements.

• Parliamentary Qualification Requirements
• Academic Credentials Verification
• Mandatory Vs Directory Statutory Interpretation
• Gazetting Of Certificates
• Costs In Election Petitions
• Election-petitions