The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
The Court of Appeal has thrown out two Independent MPs representing Persons With Disabilities in Uganda’s parliament.
Thrown out on Thursday are Wilson Norkrach for Northern Region and Hood Katuramu for Western Region on grounds of lack of the requisite academic qualifications and bribery of voters respectively.
Justices Remmy Kasule, Elizabeth Musoke and Catherine Bamugemereire concurred with the petitioners Achan Joyce and Dr. Bernard Mayanja that the High Court was wrong to dismiss their election petitions .
The Court of Appeal has now ordered the Electoral Commission to organise fresh elections to fill the vacant posts and awarded costs to the petitioners.
if all elections are done like those for pwds, then i don’t see any future. imagine within 24hrs this thrown mps where able to spend 108m shillings given to the voters. thank God that it has come to light. then for those who were caught the must be carefull