Wanyama Vs Hisa & Anor (Election Petition Appeal No. 99 of 2016) [2017] UGCA 18 (18 September 2017)

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Civil Procedure|Appeals and reviews|Constitutional Law

Case summary

Court considered the applicability of the rules to local government election dispute resolution. Court faulted the trial judge for relying on the rules which in courts opinion under section 172 of the local government act limited the application of the rules to election matters and not election dispute adjudication Court accordingly allowed the appeal, set aside the orders of the trial court and ordered the petition be heard before another judge.

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