Incumbent Lwemiyaga County legislator Theodore Ssekikubo has filed a petition with the Electoral Commission seeking to disqualify National Resistance Movement candidate Emmanuel Rwashande from the parliamentary ballot over alleged irregularities in nomination documents and fraudulent academic credentials. The petition claims Rwashande's oath authenticating statement was commissioned before the actual signing of nomination papers, violating parliamentary election laws and oath regulations.
Ssekikubo further contests the validity of the military certificates Rwashande submitted to obtain an advanced-level equivalency from the National Council for Higher Education, particularly a basic military training certificate purportedly issued by the Uganda People's Defence Forces in 1982. The petitioner argues that this document is impossible since the UPDF was established under the 1995 Constitution.
Rwashande has requested a formal copy of the petition from Electoral Commission Chair Simon Byabakama, stating he learned of the challenge through media reports. The commission scheduled a hearing to address the dispute between the two former political allies within the ruling party.
Ssekikubo further contests the validity of the military certificates Rwashande submitted to obtain an advanced-level equivalency from the National Council for Higher Education, particularly a basic military training certificate purportedly issued by the Uganda People's Defence Forces in 1982. The petitioner argues that this document is impossible since the UPDF was established under the 1995 Constitution.
Rwashande has requested a formal copy of the petition from Electoral Commission Chair Simon Byabakama, stating he learned of the challenge through media reports. The commission scheduled a hearing to address the dispute between the two former political allies within the ruling party.
