Mayanja & Anor v Katuramu & Anor (Election Petition Appeal No.42 of 2016) [2017] UGCA 15 (25 May 2017)

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Case summary

Court considered the appeal on whether the trial judge had erred in rejecting evidence of the appellants/ petitioners pinning an agent of the 1 st respondent who had engaged in voter bribery. Court scrutinised the evidence and disagreed with the trial judge to hold that the person accused of engaging in voter bribery was no agent to the 1 st respondent. Court held that the evidence adduced by way of data print outs from a telecommunications company proved that the agent had sent bribes in the form of mobile money to convince voters to vote for the first respondent. Court accordingly nullified the elections of the respondents and ordered fresh elections.

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