Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has asked the High Court in Kampala to dismiss a petition challenging the election of Muhammad Ssegirinya as Kawempe North member of Parliament. Ssegirinya defeated nine other candidates when he scored 41,197 votes against his closest challenger Sulaiman Kidandala who had 7,512 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kawempe North MP elect Muhammad Ssegirinya has been granted bail. Through his lawyers led by Medard Lubega Sseggona, Ssegirinya asked court presided over by Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu to be released on bail on grounds that the charge against him is bailable …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has allowed the lawyers of Sulaiman Kidandala, the first runner up in Kawempe North parliamentary elections to serve his rival, Muhammad Ssegirinya in Kitalya prisons. Kidandala is seeking to overturn Ssegirinya’s victory in the January 14, 2021 polls on grounds that he used …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former parliamentary candidate Sulaiman Kidandala not only wants the court to declare that Muhammad Ssegirinya was not validly elected, but also find him guilty of committing electoral offences. In his petition filed before the High Court in Kampala, Kidandala who was the runner up in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ban on campaigns in the 20 districts with a surge in COVID-19 has affected several candidates all over the country with many saying the chances of their election has dwindled due to limited campaign time, funds and backing from the party. Last month, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Grade One Magistrate Court has granted bail to Kawempe North National Unity Platform-NUP MP candidate, Muhammad Ssegirinya. Ssegirinya was arrested last week in Jinja City for allegedly inciting violence and organizing unlawful assembly. He was later remanded to Kirinya prisons. It is alleged that, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has blacklisted a number of people and declared them unwanted within its precincts. Those banned are activists who have previously led protests around parliament and other parts of Kampala. Some of the activists who were reportedly banned from Parliament include Moses Bigirwa, Norman Tumuhimbise, …
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