Uganda
Sign in
Uganda Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

Uganda Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page
1 court collection
Last checked

Uganda decisions

Decisions matching the current search

Clear filters
Election Petitions [2022] UGCA 320

Owori v Okongo

Owori v Okongo (Election Petition Appeal 25 of 2021) [2022] UGCA 320 (19 May 2022)

The Court of Appeal set aside an LCIII election after finding that a consent-admitted handwriting report and witness evidence proved serious polling station irregularities.

  • Electoral Malpractice
  • Forgery Of Signatures
  • Admissibility Of Evidence
  • Polling Station Irregularities
  • Substantial Effect On Election
  • Remedies In Election Petitions
Read case analysis
Election Petitions [2017] UGCA 26

Mulimba Vs Onyango & 2 Ors

Mulimba Vs Onyango & 2 Ors (Election Petition Appeal No. 0048 of 2016) [2017] UGCA 26 (28 September 2017)

The Court of Appeal held that only those polling stations specifically pleaded in the petition could be considered. Upon review, the court found that while there were inconsistencies in some Declaration of Results Forms, the official tally sheets and credible evidence confirmed the correct results were used in the final tally. Any falsified documents were not relied upon in determining the election outcome. The court further held that the appellant failed to prove that any alleged falsification of results affected the election in a substantial manner. Regarding the alleged defamatory statemen…

  • Parliamentary Elections
  • Election Results Falsification
  • Defamation In Election Campaigns
  • Pleadings And Evidence
  • Substantial Effect On Election
  • Costs Award
Read case analysis

About this JurisAssist collection

Uganda decisions are organised by court, judge, legal area and indexed issue so a practitioner can move from a proposition to a citable authority with the surrounding context intact.