Uganda Case Law

Gole Nicholas Davis v Loi Kageni Kiryapawo

Gole Nicholas Davis v Loi Kageni Kiryapawo (Election Petition Appeal 19 of 2007) [2008] UGSC 5 (6 March 2008)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Election Petition Appeal 19 of 2007

Judge

Odoki, CJ, J.W.N.Tsekooko, JSC, Mulenga, JSC, Kanyeihamba, JSC, Katureebe, JSC

The Supreme Court held that there was no evidence directly linking the allegedly fraudulent Diploma in Animal Husbandry to the Diploma in Management Studies upon which the NCHE issued the certificate of equivalence. The respondent's admission to Huron University was not shown to be based on the forged diploma, and the Diploma in Management Studies was found to be genuinely issued. The NCHE investigated both diplomas and equated only the latter. The appellant failed to prove that the respondent lacked the required academic qualifications for election. The court clarified that while it has juri…

Source excerpt

• Academic Qualifications For Parliament
• Certificate Of Equivalence
• Jurisdiction Of High Court
• Fraudulent Documents In Elections
• Powers Of Nche
• Costs In Election Petitions