Bobi Wine withdraws election petition citing court bias
February 22, 2021 Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine
National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has announced the withdrawal of his election petition challenging President Yoweri Museveni s election victory last month citing bias of the Supreme court.
Kyagulanyi who filed the petition about two weeks ago, says the case will now be taken to the public court since Ugandan courts have failed to show that they are independent but instead continue to work for President Museveni.
He says the people of Uganda will have the final say. Earlier, Kyagulanyi complained about three justices on the panel of nine that was set up to determine his petition.
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Sunday February 21 2021
Attorney General William Byaruhanga makes a submission during a hearing of Bobi Wine’s poll petition challenging President Museveni’s January 14 victory at the Supreme Court in Kampala on February 19. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA
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National Unity Platform (NUP) party leader Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, will in the coming days reach a decision on whether to go all the way with the petition he filed before the Supreme Court challenging President Museveni’s re-election on January 14 or to withdraw it from court, Sunday Monitor has learnt.
The filing of the petition has been a matter of controversy within Mr Kyagulanyi’s camp, and the Opposition leader hinted this week that he could withdraw it if Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo and two other Justices of the Supreme Court do not recuse themselves from hearing the matter.
Kyagulanyi petition dealt another blow as court rejects new evidence
February 20, 2021 Kyagulanyi s lead lawyer Medard Sseggona
In a majority ruling of 8:1, justices of the Supreme court have declined to allow an application by former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu to file more evidence to support his petition challenging President Museveni’s victory in last month’s presidential election.
In a short ruling read by justice Percy Night Tuhaise, the Supreme court did not give any reasons for its ruling.
“We have given due consideration to the application and submission of counsel for the applicant and for the respondent, by a majority of 8:1 this court disallows this application. Costs shall be in the cause. Detailed reasons for the ruling will be contained in the detailed judgment,” Tuhaise said.