By Rachael Najjuma
17th March 2021
Protazio Begumisa, the loser of the Ndorwa East County Member of Parliament seat has petitioned the High Court seeking for nullification of Wilfred Niwagaba’s victory.
Begumisa who is the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flag bearer garnered 15, 826 votes while Niwagaba got 15,962 votes. Other candidates in the race were Independent candidates Grace Ankunda Bekunda Bwesigye who got 2,765 votes and Adrine Asinguza who garnered 104 Votes.
Begumisa through his lawyers Justus Muhangi of Muhangi Justus and partners’ advocates filed a case before High Court Kabale against Niwagaba, the Electoral Commission and Hajji Ahmed Naduli Musisi, Kabale District Electoral Commission Returning Officer.
Begumisa accuses Niwagaba of rigging, vote bribery and harassing his agents. According to the petition, Niwagaba connived with his brother-in-law Alexander Kyokwijuna, a business consultant and a resident of Kigarama in maziba sub-county and harassed his agents especially in the sub-counties of Maziba and Buhara.
Niwagaba who has been a member of parliament for Ndorwa East since 2006 says that Begumisa has a right to seek legal redress, but refused to comment further on the matter.
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