MP winners dodge losers to stop court petitions
Sunday April 25 2021
Mr Fred Nyanzi (centre) consults with his lawyer during the hearing of his petition for vote recount for the Kampala Central MP at the High Court in Kampala in January. PHOTO | ABUBAKER LUBOWA
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For months, it has been a game of cat and mouse between litigants challenging results of the recent parliamentary elections and those they want to evict from the House.
Before the cases are heard by judges across the county, the most contentious issue has been tracing the parliamentary seat winners to serve them with court papers – a critical step if the case is to be set in motion.