Muheirwe Mpamizo v Twinomujuni and Another (Election Petition No. 2 of 2021) [2021] UGHCEP 7 (28 September 2021)
Court
Election Petitions of Uganda
Case number
Election Petition No. 2 of 2021
Judge
Musa Ssekaana, J
Election petition dismissed after the court upheld the MP’s nomination and election in Buhaguzi County, finding no proof that the academic documents were not his.
Ninsiima v Azairwe and 2 Ors (Election Petition No. 5 of 2016) [2016] UGHCEP 37 (27 May 2016)
Court
Election Petitions of Uganda
Case number
Election Petition No. 5 of 2016
The petitioner failed to discharge the burden of proof that the 1st respondent was not the person named in the academic certificates presented for nomination. The evidence, including statutory declarations, witness affidavits, and cross-examination, established that the 1st respondent is Azairwe Dorothy who obtained the Uganda Certificate of Education in 1991 and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education in 1995. The court found no credible evidence to support the claim that the certificates belonged to another person or that the respondent was not qualified. Furthermore, there was no evidence…