Aciro Vs Okumu & Anor (Election Petition Appeal No. 009 of 2015) [2017] UGCA 127 (16 August 2017)

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Case summary

Court held that the applicant relied on defamatory claims. Court was of the opinion that the claims were not set out verbatim as required of defamation claims and that they were therefore defectively framed. Court added that the applicant had not stated the law under which the claims were based. Court accordingly held that the applicant had failed to prove any of the electoral offences claimed to prove that the election of the first respondent was marred by noncompliance with electoral laws. Court dismissed the appeal.

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