Kawombe v Kafeero and Anor
Kawombe v Kafeero and Anor (Election Petition No. 5 of 2016) [2016] UGHCEP 59 (30 May 2016)
The court held that the petition was misconceived and incompetent because it was not brought in accordance with section 15 of the Electoral Commissions Act, which only allows appeals against decisions of the Commission made before or during polling. Since the declaration of results and gazetting of the 1st respondent as Member of Parliament had already occurred, any challenge to the election should have been brought under sections 60 and 61 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, not section 15. The petitioner failed to demonstrate that the petition arose from a decision of the Commission regardi…
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- Academic Qualification For Mp
- Jurisdiction Of Electoral Commission
- Procedural Requirements For Petition
- Interpretation Of Electoral Laws