In the petition, Bwowe had contended that Nakawa West is a non-existent constituency and asked the court to cancel the nominations of Ssenyonyi, Happy Nasasira, Herbert Anderson Burora, Ephraim Okuye, Vincent Norbert Okumu, Wilberforce Kyambadde and Rwamiti Apuuli, and declare him the only validly nominated candidate to be elected unopposed.
The Court also held that Mufumbiro and his legal team did not adduce sufficient evidence to prove that the alleged irregularities, if any, affected the final result in a substantial manner as required by the Parliamentary Elections Act.
Government spokesperson and long-serving political analyst, Ofwono Opondo, has warned that the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) tolerance of “independent”...
As the 2026 elections approach, many political parties are having internal disagreements on who to give the flag for different leadership positions to and whether some of the brilliant young people emerging in different political parties stand a chance to be chosen as flag bearers against the old party members and incumbents still remains a mystery that only time will tell.