Uganda Case Law

Omari Assini v Electoral Commission and Another

Omari Assini v Electoral Commission and Another (Election Petition Appeal 1 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCD 159 (4 October 2024)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Election Petition Appeal 1 of 2023

Judge

Musa Ssekaana, J

The appellate court found that the 2nd respondent was not validly nominated due to deliberate falsehoods under oath regarding educational qualifications on Form EC7, which rendered his nomination invalid. The court also determined that the 2nd respondent committed an electoral offence by using a bursary scheme as a campaign tool to induce voters, contrary to the Local Governments Act. Procedural irregularities in the lower court, including the framing of issues not agreed upon and reference to abandoned affidavits, were noted but did not occasion a miscarriage of justice sufficient to nullify…

Source excerpt

• Nomination Validity
• Electoral Offences
• Bribery And Corrupt Practices
• Procedural Irregularity
• Fair Hearing
• Declaration Of Results

Mafabi Nabulo v Nambozo and Another

Mafabi Nabulo v Nambozo and Another (Election Petition Appeal No. 28 of 2021) [2022] UGCA 218 (5 August 2022)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Election Petition Appeal No. 28 of 2021

Judge

Obura, JA, Bamugemereire, JA, Buteera, DCJ

The Court of Appeal dismissed an election petition appeal challenging a woman MP election in Sironko District, upholding findings on qualifications, bribery, and election regularity.

• Parliamentary Election Qualification
• Bribery And Corrupt Practices
• Electronic Evidence Admissibility
• Burden Of Proof In Election Petitions
• Election-petitions
• Parliamentary-election-qualification