In the news this evening, the high Court in Mpigi has nullified the election of NUP’s Gomba East MP Saazi Godfrey and ordered the Electoral Commission to hold a fresh election after finding that the destruction of electoral materials at nine polling stations substantially affected the outcome of the January 15th elections.
The judgement by Justice Jameson Karemani delivered via email set aside Saazi’s election and declared Gomba East vacant and directed the Byabakama-led electoral Commission to organize fresh elections in the constituency.
The ruling arise from an election petition filed by NRM candidate Kirumira Henry Harris Kalule who challenged Saazi’s victory citing irregularities that he said undermined the credibility and outcome of the election. Saazi polled 10,907 votes and was declared winner while Kalule polled 9,156 votes with a margin of just 1,751 votes.
“I accordingly make the following orders:
a) That the election of the directly elected member of parliament for Gomba East
County Constituency in Gomba District is hereby set aside.
b) That the seat of the directly elected member of parliament for Gomba East County
Constituency Gomba District is declared vacant.
c) That the Electoral Commission is ordered to conduct a new election for the directly
elected member of parliament for Gomba East County Constituency in Gomba
District.”-reads part of the judgement.
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