By Rachael Najjuma
28th January 2021
Fred Nyanzi, the National Unity Platform candidate for the Kampala Central Parliamentary seat has lost his bid for a vote recount. In her ruling delivered this afternoon, the Mengo Chief Magistrate, Esther Nansambu says Nyanzi ran to court on hearsay, without any evidence warranting a vote recount.
She also said her court lacks jurisdiction on the prayers made by Nyanzi in his vote recount application. Nansambu, therefore, dismissed the application with costs.
Nyanzi ran to court after losing to the incumbent Kampala Central Member of Parliament, Muhammad Nsereko who garnered 16,998 votes against Nyanzi’s 15,975.
In his petition, Nyanzi claimed that the voting process and counting were marred by malpractices and irregularities committed by both the Electoral Commission officials and Nsereko’s agents.
He also accused some presiding officers of denying his agents access to at least 53 voting areas.
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