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High Court of Uganda

The High Court of Uganda is the third court of record in order of hierarchy and has unlimited original jurisdiction, which means that it can try any case of any value or crime of any magnitude. Appeals from all Magistrates Courts go to the High Court. 

The High Court is headed by the Honorable Principal Judge who is responsible for the administration of the court and has supervisory powers over Magistrate's courts. 

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Plot 2, the Square Kampala
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February 2019
Komuhangi Masiko v Bamukwatsa aka Muzanira Betty and Another (Election Petition No.004 of 2018) [2019] UGHC 104 (5 February 2019)
Non-compliant affidavits in election petitions may be struck out where legal requirements for illiterate deponents are not met.
Election petitions – preliminary objections – affidavit evidence – timelines for filing affidavits – compliance with Illiterates Protection Act – requirements for certification and interpretation of affidavits for illiterate deponents – consequences of non-compliance – striking out non-conforming affidavits – opportunity for rejoinder affidavits.
 5 February 2019
Winifred Komuhangi Masiko v Bamukwatsa Betty aka Muzanira Betty and Another (Election Petition No.004 of 2018) [2019] UGHC 105 (5 February 2019)
A court struck out incompetent affidavits in an election petition, emphasizing strict compliance for illiterate deponents, but allowed the petition to proceed.
Election petition – preliminary objections – affidavits of illiterate deponents – strict compliance with Illiterates Protection Act and Oaths Act – timelines for filing affidavits – expeditious hearing – curable and incurable affidavit defects – election litigation procedure.
 5 February 2019