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Ssentongo v Mugabe & Another (Civil Revision 10 of 2021) [2024] UGHC 296 (25 April 2024)
High Court revised and set aside a Magistrate Grade One election ruling for lack of jurisdiction, restoring the applicant as the validly elected woman councillor.
Mubiru Eliphaz v Tumwehe and Anor (Election Petition No. 3 of 2021) [2021] UGHC 58 (26 August 2021)
The court held that the affidavit in support of the petition contained inadmissible hearsay as it failed to disclose the source of information, violating Order 19 Rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules, and thus the offending paragraphs were expunged. The petition failed to plead particulars of alleged connivance and fraud as required by Order 6 Rule 3, and reliance on the Parliamentary Elections Act and Rules was misplaced since those provisions do not apply to Local Council election petitions. Consequently, the impugned paragraphs were severed from the petition. Furthermore, the affidavits dep…
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Wanyama Vs Hisa & Anor (Election Petition Appeal No. 99 of 2016) [2017] UGCA 18 (18 September 2017)
The Court of Appeal held that Local Governments election petition fees are not governed by the Parliamentary Elections rules and allowed the appeal.
