Court orders vote recount in Tororo Woman MP results dispute
The declared results of the January 15 parliamentary election indicated that Akoth had edged Opendi by a margin of 35 votes. That is 78,542 vs 78,507.
Incumbent Tororo district Woman MP Sarah Achieng Opendi (2nd-R) with her supporters after the court ruling at the Tororo Chief Magistrate Court on January 23, 2025. (Credit: Faustine Odeke)
TORORO - Tororo Chief Magistrate Court on Friday ordered a vote recount in 11 polling stations in the Tororo district woman parliamentary election.
Chief Magistrate Irene Nantabya directed that the recount be conducted on Saturday at the court premises in Tororo starting at midday (12pm).
The decision follows a petition filed by the incumbent MP, Sarah Achieng Opendi, challenging the victory of Angela Akoth on grounds of alleged falsification of results and omission of her results in the said 10 polling stations.
The declared results of the January 15 parliamentary election indicated that Akoth had edged Opendi by a margin of 35 votes. That is 78,542 vs 78,507.
In her petition, Opendi claimed the results from Kananga Church of Uganda polling station were falsified to suit the interest of her opponent.
She also claimed that results from nine other polling stations were never included in the final tally sheet.
In her ruling, Chief Magistrate Irene Nantabya ordered the Tororo district returning officer to provide the affected ballot papers to court by 10am on Saturday, in time for the midday recount.