Advertisement
  • Home
  • NewsWire
  • Travel & Tourism
    • PoliticalWire
  • EntertainmentWire
  • LiveWire
    • Kasolo’s Tales
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
  • Home
  • NewsWire
  • Travel & Tourism
    • PoliticalWire
  • EntertainmentWire
  • LiveWire
    • Kasolo’s Tales
The Ugandan Wire
Home NewsWire

Dismiss Chairman Nyanzi’s Application for Recount – Nsereko, EC Lawyers Tell Court

by Alexandra Katusiime
in NewsWire, PoliticalWire, Road to 2021 General Elections
Dismiss Chairman Nyanzi’s Application for Recount – Nsereko, EC Lawyers Tell Court
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsApp

Kampala Central MP elect Mohammed Nsereko’s Lawyers led by Bernard Mutyaba in response to Bobi Wine’s brother Chairman Nyanzi’s petition to have a recount at 50 polling stations in the constituency have said that the latter’s application is incurably defective as it is based on hearsay evidence.

Lawyers of Nyanzi Fred Ssentamu asked the Mengo Court Chief Magistrate Esther Nansambu to order for a vote recount in 50 Polling Stations that Nyanzi claims to have been marred with malpractices and alterations of results.

The Lawyers led by Anthony Wameli from the National Unity Platform (NUP),  have told Court that Nyanzi’s agents were threatened and chased away from polling stations, that there was connivance between the Electoral Commission (EC) and Nsereko to alter and manipulate results recorded on many of the Declaration of Results (DR) Forms, and DRFs which were tallied by EC officials have clear errors and different figures which can’t be explained by EC.

Wameli contends that these alterations and malpractices have unjustly and wrongfully denied his client Nyanzi his would be victory especially when there’s a numerical question of 2557 votes that cannot be accounted for after he Nyanzi carried out his own tally.

Nsereko who was declared winner polled 16,998 while Nyanzi who was the first runner up polled 15,975 leaving a difference of 1,022 votes between them.

Nsereko’s lawyers however, maintain that the malpractices talked of are not supported by sufficient documentary evidence for court to base on to order for a vote recount.

“There are no names or affidavits of polling agents threatened and chased from polling stations neither are all the 53 talked of and contested DRForms attached or any report of forgery presented to Court.” Lawyer Mutyaba said.

READ ALSO:  LISTED: 58 Ugandans Have So Far Picked Forms to Challenge President Museveni in 2021

He has asked Court to dismiss the application as lacking merit and intended to prejudice his client Nsereko maintaining that if there was any anormally in this election it ought to have been rejected on polling day by Nyanzi.

Electoral Commission Lawyer Hamidu Lugoloobi, for his part, has asked the EC to dismiss the application for being filed in a wrong court. He has told Court that Nyanzi’s application seeking for a vote recount in Kampala Central MP Elections, cannot be heard by a Magistrate Court once the results are transmitted to the Commission by the Returning Officer after declaring the winner.

Lugoloobi argues that the law provides that the Returning Officer ought to have been informed by Nyanzi that he intends to challenge the results, so that he/she would then delay transmission of the results for seven days to allow a magistrate court hear and determine a vote recount.

But in this case the announcing of results was on 15th January, 2021 and Nyanzi filed his application on 25th January, 2021.

Lugoloobi also notes that Nyanzi’s application seeks scrutiny of an election which is exclusively for the High Court having alluded to malpractices and irregularities allegedly cited in the Kampala Central MP Elections.
He therefore asked Mengo Court Chief Magistrate Esther Nansambu to dismiss Nyanzi’s application with costs for lacking merit.

Advertisement

Tags: National Unity Platform
Alexandra Katusiime

Alexandra Katusiime

Related Posts

PoliticalWire

President Museveni receives award for outstanding leadership

by Esther Van Nassanga
01/18/2023
Finance Trust Bank unveils new head office on 38th anniversary
NewsWire

Finance Trust Bank unveils new head office on 38th anniversary

by Solomon Katushabe
12/17/2022
Next Post
PROFILE: Martin Ssejjemba, the 28 Year Old Mpigi District LCV Chairman Elect

PROFILE: Martin Ssejjemba, the 28 Year Old Mpigi District LCV Chairman Elect

Court Decision in Lukwago Vs EC Case Postponed

FULL LIST: 2021 LCV, City Mayoral Winners Across Uganda

Discussion about this post




Trending Stories

  • Canary Mugume finally shoots on target, results visible

    Canary Mugume finally shoots on target, results visible

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • UNVEILED: The Hottest Ugandan Girls on Instagram

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Fresh S.6 Vacists of Nsambya Girls Parade 16 Year Old ‘Bean’ in Over 6 Steamy Videos

    11 shares
    Share 11 Tweet 0
  • PICS! South African Girls on Social Media Battle Nigerians for the Biggest Booty

    76 shares
    Share 76 Tweet 0

Latest Updates

Prof. Appolinaire Djikeng Appointed Director General of ILRI and CGIAR Senior Director of Livestock-Based Systems

Prof. Appolinaire Djikeng Appointed Director General of ILRI and CGIAR Senior Director of Livestock-Based Systems

01/24/2023
Canary Mugume finally shoots on target, results visible

Canary Mugume finally shoots on target, results visible

01/18/2023

President Museveni receives award for outstanding leadership

01/18/2023
Finance Trust Bank unveils new head office on 38th anniversary

Finance Trust Bank unveils new head office on 38th anniversary

12/17/2022
Uganda Breweries awarded for excellence in road safety awareness

Uganda Breweries awarded for excellence in road safety awareness

12/13/2022

Explore




ABOUT US

We offer accurate news across politics, entertainment, sports, education and features to provide an all round experience for our readers in Uganda.

Email: editorial@theugandanwire.com

Follow Us

Facebook




  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

© 2019 The Ugandan Wire

  • NewsWire
  • Travel & Tourism
  • EntertainmentWire
  • LiveWire
    • Gossip
    • Lifestyle
  • Jobs

© 2019 The Ugandan Wire

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In