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Election Petitions [2022] UGCA 165

Mpeirwe Kashaija v Kangwagye Rwakanuma and 2 Others

Mpeirwe Kashaija v Kangwagye Rwakanuma and 2 Others (Election Petition Appeal No. 51 of 2021) [2022] UGCA 165 (8 June 2022)

The Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of an election petition appeal, finding the nomination challenge waived, electronic evidence inadmissible, and malpractice unproved.

  • Nomination Requirements
  • Electoral Malpractice
  • Admissibility Of Evidence
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Bribery And Donations
  • Defamation In Elections
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Election Petitions [2022] UGCA 322

Sematiko v Nsegumire and Another

Sematiko v Nsegumire and Another (Election Petition Appeal 67 of 2021) [2022] UGCA 322 (23 May 2022)

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…

  • Parliamentary Elections
  • Electoral Offences
  • Bribery Of Voters
  • Defamation In Elections
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Standard Of Proof
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