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Court to hear withdrawal of election petition against Soroti City Woman MP
Inachu filed the petition on March 10, 2026, contesting Alobo's victory in the January parliamentary elections. Inachu alleged electoral malpractice, including bribery of election officials, and accused the Electoral Commission of failing to conduct a free and fair election.
MP-elect Joan Alobo, accompanied by her lawyer Samuel Isodo, walks to the High Court Registry in March 2026 to file their response to the petition. (Credit: Godfrey Ojore)
By: Vision Reporter, Journalist @New Vision
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The High Court in Soroti is today expected to hear an application by National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Sarah Inachu seeking to withdraw her election petition challenging the election of Soroti City Woman Member of Parliament Joan Achom Alobo of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC).
Inachu filed the petition on March 10, 2026, contesting Alobo's victory in the January parliamentary elections. Inachu alleged electoral malpractice, including bribery of election officials, and accused the Electoral Commission of failing to conduct a free and fair election.
According to the official election results, Alobo secured re-election with 19,040 votes, while Inachu garnered 10,085 votes.
However, in April this year, Inachu through her lawyers, Alliance and Company Advocates, applied to the High Court for leave to withdraw the petition.
In the application, she requested the court to allow the withdrawal and order that each party bears its own legal costs, stating that both parties had reached a mutual agreement to settle the matter.
One of Alobo's lawyers, Samuel Isodo, welcomed the move, saying discussions between both legal teams had progressed well and expressed confidence that the matter would be concluded without unnecessary delays.
If the court grants the application today, the petition will officially be withdrawn, bringing to an end the legal challenge against Alobo's election victory.
In the application, she requested the court to allow the withdrawal and order that each party bears its own legal costs, stating that both parties had reached a mutual agreement to settle the matter.
One of Alobo's lawyers, Samuel Isodo, welcomed the move, saying discussions between both legal teams had progressed well and expressed confidence that the matter would be concluded without unnecessary delays.
If the court grants the application today, the petition will officially be withdrawn, bringing to an end the legal challenge against Alobo's election victory.