Mpanga v Ssenkubuge and Others
Mpanga v Ssenkubuge and Others (Election Petition Appeal No. 13 of 2021) [2022] UGCA 220 (5 August 2022)
The Court held that an affidavit commissioned by an advocate practicing in the same law firm representing a litigant is fatally defective under section 4(1) of the Commissioner for Oaths (Advocates) Act, as the advocate is considered concerned or interested in the matter. However, the absence or defect of the principal affidavit does not automatically render an election petition incompetent, as the petition may be proved by other forms of evidence, such as oral testimony or supplementary affidavits, in line with civil procedure. The Court found that the trial judge erred in striking out the e…
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- Commissioner For Oaths Affidavit Defects
- Local Council Election Appeals
- Affidavit Evidence Requirements
- Public Document Certification
- Timelines For Appeal Filing