Mashate v Electoral Commission & Anor (Election Petition Appeal No.0047 of 2016) [2017] UGCA 10 (8 May 2017)

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Case summary

The court of appeal agreed with the holding of the trial judge who scrutinized the documents tendered. The second appellant adduced evidence to show that he had sworn a deed poll for change of name to explain the disparity in names on his academic documents. Court agreed that the changes had been done lawfully and the academic results presented indeed belonged to the second respondent. Court accordingly dismissed the appeal.

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