Mandera v Bwowe
Mandera v Bwowe (Election Petition Appeal No. 91 of 2016) [2017] UGCA 37 (20 October 2017)
The Court of Appeal found that the appellant was academically qualified to stand for Member of Parliament, as the O' Level Certificate in question, though bearing the name Nandera Amos, was proven through statutory declaration and supporting affidavits to belong to Mandera Amos. The respondent failed to adduce credible evidence of another person named Nandera Amos, and the burden of proof remained with the party asserting the existence of such a person. The correction of the name by UNEB was validly based on school records and affidavits, and the statutory declaration sufficed to clarify the…
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- Academic Qualification For Mp
- Burden Of Proof
- Service Of Petition
- Statutory Declaration
- Name Discrepancy In Certificates