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.
On security, Bartos said efforts to neutralise the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) must continue. He added that any cooperation between the FDLR and elements of the Congolese armed forces must end immediately. He pointed to the repatriation of more than 120 former FDLR combatants and their family members as evidence of progress, and urged the DRC to clarify its demobilisation plan and begin implementing it.