Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola wants to fight the court ruling that canceled his election victory. Justice Bernard Namanya threw out his win from Kawempe North constituency last week. The judge said election officials failed to count votes from 14 polling stations. Over 16,000 registered voters lost their chance to participate properly. Faridah Nambi Kigongo had complained about these missing ballot results.
The court found Nalukoola broke campaign rules on voting day. He visited the Mbogo Primary School Playground and the Kazo Angola office during the elections. Parliamentary law forbids candidates from campaigning when people cast ballots. Justice Namanya ordered a completely new election for the area. Each side must pay its legal costs from the court case.
Nalukoola hired lawyer George Musisi to challenge the decision. He claims he never paid voters for their support. The politician believes that any problems were small and did not change the final results. His legal team filed official papers to appeal the ruling. They want a higher court to review the case again.
Electoral Commission officials accept the judge's decision completely. Eric Sabiiti works as their litigation lawyer for court cases. He said they will not challenge any part of the ruling. The commission could have debated the severity of the problems. They decided against appealing because Nalukoola clearly broke campaigning rules.
The court found Nalukoola broke campaign rules on voting day. He visited the Mbogo Primary School Playground and the Kazo Angola office during the elections. Parliamentary law forbids candidates from campaigning when people cast ballots. Justice Namanya ordered a completely new election for the area. Each side must pay its legal costs from the court case.
Nalukoola hired lawyer George Musisi to challenge the decision. He claims he never paid voters for their support. The politician believes that any problems were small and did not change the final results. His legal team filed official papers to appeal the ruling. They want a higher court to review the case again.
Electoral Commission officials accept the judge's decision completely. Eric Sabiiti works as their litigation lawyer for court cases. He said they will not challenge any part of the ruling. The commission could have debated the severity of the problems. They decided against appealing because Nalukoola clearly broke campaigning rules.
