Mpeirwe Kashaija v Kangwagye Rwakanuma and 2 Others (Election Petition Appeal No. 51 of 2021) [2022] UGCA 165 (8 June 2022)
Court
Court of Appeal of Uganda
Case number
Election Petition Appeal No. 51 of 2021
Judge
Kiryabwire, JA, Musota, JA, Gashirabake, JA
The Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of an election petition appeal, finding the nomination challenge waived, electronic evidence inadmissible, and malpractice unproved.
Sematiko v Nsegumire and Another (Election Petition Appeal 67 of 2021) [2022] UGCA 322 (23 May 2022)
Court
Court of Appeal of Uganda
Case number
Election Petition Appeal 67 of 2021
Judge
Kiryabwire, JA, Musota, JA, Gashirabake, JA
The Court of Appeal found that the appellant failed to discharge the burden of proof required to establish the offences of bribery and defamation under the Parliamentary Elections Act. The evidence presented was insufficient, lacking in corroboration, and failed to prove essential elements such as agency, identity of recipients as voters, and the intention to induce votes. On defamation, the appellant did not plead or prove the alleged defamatory statements verbatim, nor did the evidence demonstrate that the statements attacked the appellant's personal character or affected his standing among…