Uganda Case Law

Ekanya v Nyakecho and Anor

Ekanya v Nyakecho and Anor (Election Petition No. 4 of 2016) [2016] UGHCEP 48 (28 June 2016)

Court

Election Petitions of Uganda

Case number

Election Petition No. 4 of 2016

The court found that there was non-compliance with sections 50, 51, and 52 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, 2005 by the Electoral Commission, specifically in failing to seal ballot boxes and safeguard election materials at Mission of Hope Church and Pagoya Primary School polling stations. The evidence established that the non-compliance was not justified and that the Returning Officer was not entitled to cancel the results from these stations, as there was no credible evidence of tampering or alteration of results. The court held that the failure to include 1,050 valid votes from the two p…

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• Parliamentary Elections
• Vote Tallying
• Electoral Non Compliance
• Declaration Of Results
• Burden Of Proof
• Remedies In Election Petitions

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Balwanga Balwana v Electoral Commission and 2 Ors

Balwanga Balwana v Electoral Commission and 2 Ors (Election Petition No. 47 of 2011) [2012] UGHCEP 8 (1 November 2012)

Court

Election Petitions of Uganda

Case number

Election Petition No. 47 of 2011

Election petition allowed after the court held that a mandatory recount was wrongly halted in a close parliamentary race decided by 30 votes.

• Parliamentary Elections
• Mandatory Recount
• Electoral Non Compliance
• Disenfranchisement
• Invalid Votes
• Ballot Box Security

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