Watenga v Mudoi and Another
Watenga v Mudoi and Another (Election Petition No. 16 of 2021) [2021] UGHCEP 14 (30 September 2021)
The court found that the Petitioner failed to provide sufficient and credible evidence to support his allegations that the 1st Respondent lacked the requisite academic qualifications or used documents belonging to another person. The evidence adduced did not cast doubt on the authenticity of the academic documents, and the use of names interchangeably was not sufficient to invalidate the nomination or election. Allegations of ballot stuffing, multiple voting, and failure to use biometric data machines were unsupported by direct evidence, with key witnesses either not providing affidavits or p…
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- Parliamentary Elections
- Nomination Qualifications
- Electoral Offences
- Burden Of Proof
- Bribery
- Election Procedure