Wanghede Aliyi v Mulepo and 2 Others
Wanghede Aliyi v Mulepo and 2 Others (Election Petition No. 21 of 2021) [2021] UGHC 51 (7 September 2021)
The court found that the affidavit in support of the petition by the petitioner contravened the Illiterates Protection Act and was therefore struck out. Without a valid affidavit from the petitioner, the petition failed to meet the mandatory requirements set out in Rule 4(8) of the Parliamentary Election Petitions Rules and Section 138 of the Local Government Act. Affidavits from other persons, such as Hyuha Ahmed, could not substitute for the petitioner's own affidavit, especially where there was no evidence that such persons were eligible to support the petition. The absence of a valid supp…
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- Petition Format Requirements
- Affidavit Compliance
- Local Government Elections