Kabanda loses election petition
Sep 02, 2016
Kabanda alleged that there was mass vote rigging and most of her votes were mistaken to be invalid by the electoral officials especially in Budde Sub County
PIC:NRM's Aisha Kabanda
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an election petition filed by NRM's Aisha Kabanda challenging the election, declaration and gazette of Lydia Mirembe Kalule as the validly elected Butambala Woman MP.
Aisha Kabanda also the former Kampala Resident City Commissioner (RCC) who contested for the seat and lost to Mirembe filed the application at the civil division of the High Court in Kampala challenging the election of Mirembe.
Lydia Mirembe Kalule celebrating after winning the petition
Kabanda alleged that there was mass vote rigging and most of her votes were mistaken to be invalid by the electoral officials especially in Budde Sub County.
On Friday evening, Justice Vicent Okwanga ruled that there was no voter bribery, disfranchisement of voters and non-compliance with the electoral laws as Kabanda alleged.
At first, Kabanda petitioned the Mpigi Chief Magistrate's Court requesting for vote recount but Mirembe petitioned the High Court which stayed the exercise.